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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.

Zig

const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    const zip = try chilkat.Zip.init();
    defer zip.deinit();

    zip.newZip("addFileExample.zip") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try zip.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // 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
    //
    var save_extra_path: bool = true;
    zip.addFile("c:/projects/app/docs/readme.txt", save_extra_path) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try zip.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // 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
    //
    save_extra_path = false;
    zip.addFile("c:/temp/logo.png", save_extra_path) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try zip.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Write the ZIP archive to disk and close it.
    // The source files are consumed at this time.
    zip.writeZipAndClose() catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try zip.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    std.debug.print("ZIP archive created successfully.\n", .{});
}