Visual Basic 6.0

Create Password Protected Zip containing a Single File.

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Create a password-protected .zip containing a single file. (This uses the older Zip 2.0 encryption scheme, which is weaker and not as secure as AES encryption, which Chilkat Zip also supports.) Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim zip As New ChilkatZip

success = zip.NewZip("test.zip")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

zip.SetPassword "secret"
zip.PasswordProtect = 1

Dim saveExtraPath As Long
saveExtraPath = 0
success = zip.AddFile("/temp/hamlet.xml",saveExtraPath)

success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Zip Created!"