(MFC) Encrypt Already Existing Zip

To encrypt an already existing non-encrypted .zip, the application must open the .zip, set the encryption related properties, and then re-write.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkZip.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkZip zip;

    // Open an unencrypted .zip
    bool success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/zips/test.zip");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(zip.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Unzip to a temp directory.
    int numFilesUnzipped = zip.Unzip("qa_output/tmp");
    if (numFilesUnzipped < 0) {
        strOut.append(zip.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Clear the zip object.
    zip.NewZip("qa_output/aesTest.zip");

    // Indicate that 128-bit AES encryption is to be used when writing the .zip
    zip.put_Encryption(4);
    zip.put_EncryptKeyLength(128);

    // Set the password.
    zip.put_EncryptPassword("secret");

    // Append the files.
    zip.put_AppendFromDir("qa_output/tmp");
    success = zip.AppendFiles("*.*",true);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(zip.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Write the .zip and close it.
    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(zip.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    strOut.append("Success.");
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }