(VBScript) Encrypt Already Existing Zip

To encrypt an already existing non-encrypted .zip, the application must open the .zip, set the encryption related properties, and then re-write.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

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

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Zip")
set zip = CreateObject("Chilkat.Zip")

' Open an unencrypted .zip
success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/zips/test.zip")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Unzip to a temp directory.
numFilesUnzipped = zip.Unzip("qa_output/tmp")
If (numFilesUnzipped < 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Clear the zip object.
success = zip.NewZip("qa_output/aesTest.zip")

' Indicate that 128-bit AES encryption is to be used when writing the .zip
zip.Encryption = 4
zip.EncryptKeyLength = 128

' Set the password.
zip.EncryptPassword = "secret"

' Append the files.
zip.AppendFromDir = "qa_output/tmp"
success = zip.AppendFiles("*.*",1)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Write the .zip and close it.
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("Success.")

outFile.Close