(VBScript) Add Files to a ZIP Using AddFile

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This example demonstrates how to use the AddFile method to add files from the local filesystem to a ZIP archive.

The example adds two files:

• One file with its relative directory path preserved
• One file stored using only its filename

The AddFile method adds references to local filesystem files. The files are not actually read or compressed until a Write* method is called.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

set zip = CreateObject("Chilkat.Zip")

success = zip.NewZip("addFileExample.zip")
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Add a file and preserve its relative directory structure
' within the ZIP archive.
' 
' The following file:
'     c:/projects/app/docs/readme.txt
' 
' Will be stored in the ZIP as:
'     projects/app/docs/readme.txt
' 
saveExtraPath = 1
success = zip.AddFile("c:/projects/app/docs/readme.txt",saveExtraPath)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Add a file using only the filename in the ZIP archive.
' 
' The following file:
'     c:/temp/logo.png
' 
' Will be stored in the ZIP as:
'     logo.png
' 
saveExtraPath = 0
success = zip.AddFile("c:/temp/logo.png",saveExtraPath)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Write the ZIP archive to disk and close it.
' The source files are consumed at this time.
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("ZIP archive created successfully.")

outFile.Close