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Add Multiple Files to a ZIP Using AppendFiles

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This example demonstrates how to use the AppendFiles method to add multiple files matching wildcard patterns to a ZIP archive.

The example adds:

• All .txt files from one directory.
• All .xml files recursively from another directory tree.

The AppendFiles method adds references to matching files in the local filesystem. The files are not actually read or compressed until a Write* method is called.

When recursive mode is enabled (recurse = _TRUE_), relative subdirectory paths are preserved within the ZIP archive.

For example, suppose the local filesystem contains the following directory tree:

c:/data/invoices/2024/january/inv001.xml
c:/data/invoices/2024/january/inv002.xml
c:/data/invoices/2024/february/inv003.xml

And the following call is made:

zip.AppendFiles("c:/data/*.xml",_TRUE_);

Then the following paths will be stored in the ZIP archive:

invoices/2024/january/inv001.xml
invoices/2024/january/inv002.xml
invoices/2024/february/inv003.xml

The portion of the path preceding the wildcard root (c:/data/) is not stored in the ZIP archive.

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

    // Add all .txt files from c:/reports.
    // Subdirectories are not included because recurse=ckfalse.
    zip.appendFiles("c:/reports/*.txt", false) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try zip.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Add all .xml files recursively from c:/data.
    // Relative subdirectory paths are preserved within the ZIP archive.
    zip.appendFiles("c:/data/*.xml", true) 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", .{});
}