(Unicode C) Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <C_CkZipW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkZipW zip;
    const wchar_t *zipPath;
    BOOL dirFlag;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    zip = CkZipW_Create();

    zipPath = L"c:/temp/test.zip";

    // Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
    CkZipW_NewZip(zip,zipPath);

    // AddEmpty is used when you wish to add a directory or empty file to the zip
    // such that when the zip is unzipped, the directory will be created
    // even if it contains no files.

    dirFlag = TRUE;

    CkZipW_AddEmpty(zip,dirFlag,L"dirA");
    CkZipW_AddEmpty(zip,dirFlag,L"dirB");
    CkZipW_AddEmpty(zip,dirFlag,L"dirC");

    // Write the zip, which contains 3 empty directories: dirA, dirB, dirC.
    CkZipW_putFileName(zip,zipPath);
    success = CkZipW_WriteZipAndClose(zip);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkZipW_lastErrorText(zip));
        CkZipW_Dispose(zip);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");


    CkZipW_Dispose(zip);

    }