(Unicode C++) Zip a Directory Tree

Demonstrates how to zip an entire directory tree into a .zip archive.

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#include <CkZipW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkZipW zip;

    bool success = zip.NewZip(L"test.zip");
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Append a directory tree.  The call to AppendFiles does
    // not read the file contents or append them to the zip
    // object in memory.  It simply appends references
    // to the files so that when WriteZip or WriteZipAndClose 
    // is called, the referenced files are streamed and compressed
    // into the .zip output file.

    bool recurse = true;
    success = zip.AppendFiles(L"c:/temp/a/*",recurse);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Zip Created!\n");
    }