Xojo Plugin

Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNewDir function. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim zip As New Chilkat.Zip

Dim zipPath As String
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.

Dim dirFlag As Boolean
dirFlag = True

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 = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(zip.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("Success.")