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Zip a single file. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Zip;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Zip zip = new Zip();

        try {
            zip.newZip("test.zip");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // 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.
        boolean saveExtraPath = false;
        try {
            zip.addFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt", saveExtraPath);

            zip.writeZipAndClose();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
        System.out.println("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";
        zip.newZip("test2.zip");
        zip.setPathPrefix("myApp/");
        zip.addFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt", saveExtraPath);
        zip.writeZipAndClose();
    }
}