Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Zip One File

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Zip a single file. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oZip
LOCAL nSaveExtraPath

nSuccess := 0

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

oZip := CreateObject("Chilkat.Zip")

nSuccess := oZip:NewZip("test.zip")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oZip:LastErrorText
    oZip:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  In this example, the file we wish to zip is /temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt

//  Add a reference to a single file by calling AddFile
//  Note: You may use either forward or backward slashes.
nSaveExtraPath := 0
nSuccess := oZip:AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt", nSaveExtraPath)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oZip:LastErrorText
    oZip:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

nSuccess := oZip:WriteZipAndClose()
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oZip:LastErrorText
    oZip:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
? "Zip Created!"

//  Perhaps you want to include a path in the .zip such that when unzipping, a sub-directory
//  is automatically created and the file unzipped into it.  Use PathPrefix:

//  (We'll skip checking the success/failure return value.)

//  Set a PathPrefix to get the relative path you want:
//  The .zip will contain this entry: "myApp/HelloWorld123.txt";
nSuccess := oZip:NewZip("test2.zip")
oZip:PathPrefix := "myApp/"
nSuccess := oZip:AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt", nSaveExtraPath)
nSuccess := oZip:WriteZipAndClose()

oZip:destroy()