VBScript

Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNewDir function. VBScript

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

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

set zip = CreateObject("Chilkat.Zip")

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

' Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
success = zip.NewZip(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 = 1

success = zip.AddEmpty(dirFlag,"dirA")
success = zip.AddEmpty(dirFlag,"dirB")
success = zip.AddEmpty(dirFlag,"dirC")

' Write the zip, which contains 3 empty directories: dirA, dirB, dirC.
zip.FileName = zipPath
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("Success.")

outFile.Close