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Controlling paths within a Zip
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#include <C_CkZip.h>
void ChilkatSample(void)
{
BOOL success;
HCkZip zip;
BOOL recurse;
success = FALSE;
// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
zip = CkZip_Create();
// This is the directory structure on the local filesystem
// from which we'll create .zip archives:
// The root directory is /temp/filesToZip
//
// We have these files:
// /temp/filesToZip/faxCover.doc
// /temp/filesToZip/exe/Setup.exe
// /temp/filesToZip/images/cheese.jpg
// /temp/filesToZip/images/dude.gif
// /temp/filesToZip/images/img3.gif
// /temp/filesToZip/images/img4.gif
// /temp/filesToZip/images/img5.gif
// /temp/filesToZip/images/scream.jpg
// /temp/filesToZip/images/imageInfo/scream.xml
// /temp/filesToZip/images/imageInfo/cheese.xml
// /temp/filesToZip/text/html/bonaireFishing.html
// /temp/filesToZip/text/html/upload.html
// /temp/filesToZip/text/txt/hello.txt
// /temp/filesToZip/text/txt/HelloWorld123.txt
// /temp/filesToZip/text/xml/hamlet.xml
// /temp/filesToZip/text/xml/pigs.xml
// There are three properties to help control the paths stored
// within a .zip:
// AppendFromDir
// PathPrefix
// DiscardPaths
//
// First we'll demonstrate AppendFromDir
// When a directory tree is appended via AppendFiles or
// AppendFilesEx, the AppendFromDir sets the base of the
// directory tree appended (if the file pattern contains a
// relative path, or no path at all).
// Clear the zip object.
CkZip_NewZip(zip,"test1.zip");
recurse = TRUE;
CkZip_putAppendFromDir(zip,"/temp/filesToZip");
success = CkZip_AppendFiles(zip,"*.xml",recurse);
// The zip will contain:
// images/imageInfo/scream.xml
// images/imageInfo/cheese.xml
// text/xml/hamlet.xml
// text/xml/pigs.xml
success = CkZip_WriteZipAndClose(zip);
if (success != TRUE) {
printf("%s\n",CkZip_lastErrorText(zip));
CkZip_Dispose(zip);
return;
}
// Clear the zip object.
success = CkZip_NewZip(zip,"test2.zip");
CkZip_putAppendFromDir(zip,"/temp/filesToZip/images");
success = CkZip_AppendFiles(zip,"*.xml",recurse);
CkZip_putAppendFromDir(zip,"/temp/filesToZip/text");
success = CkZip_AppendFiles(zip,"*.xml",recurse);
// The zip will contain:
// imageInfo/scream.xml
// imageInfo/cheese.xml
// xml/hamlet.xml
// xml/pigs.xml
success = CkZip_WriteZipAndClose(zip);
if (success != TRUE) {
printf("%s\n",CkZip_lastErrorText(zip));
CkZip_Dispose(zip);
return;
}
// The PathPrefix property adds an arbitrary path prefix to each
// file in the .zip.
// For example:
// Clear the zip object.
success = CkZip_NewZip(zip,"test3.zip");
CkZip_putPathPrefix(zip,"chilkat/");
CkZip_putAppendFromDir(zip,"/temp/filesToZip/images");
success = CkZip_AppendFiles(zip,"*.xml",recurse);
CkZip_putAppendFromDir(zip,"/temp/filesToZip/text");
success = CkZip_AppendFiles(zip,"*.xml",recurse);
// The zip will contain:
// chilkat/imageInfo/scream.xml
// chilkat/imageInfo/cheese.xml
// chilkat/xml/hamlet.xml
// chilkat/xml/pigs.xml
success = CkZip_WriteZipAndClose(zip);
if (success != TRUE) {
printf("%s\n",CkZip_lastErrorText(zip));
CkZip_Dispose(zip);
return;
}
// The DiscardPaths property removes the path from each file
// in the zip:
// For example:
// Clear the zip object.
success = CkZip_NewZip(zip,"test4.zip");
CkZip_putPathPrefix(zip,"");
CkZip_putDiscardPaths(zip,TRUE);
CkZip_putAppendFromDir(zip,"/temp/filesToZip/");
success = CkZip_AppendFiles(zip,"*",recurse);
// The zip will contain:
// faxCover.doc
// Setup.exe
// cheese.jpg
// dude.gif
// img3.gif
// img4.gif
// img5.gif
// scream.jpg
// scream.xml
// cheese.xml
// bonaireFishing.html
// upload.html
// hello.txt
// HelloWorld123.txt
// hamlet.xml
// pigs.xml
success = CkZip_WriteZipAndClose(zip);
if (success != TRUE) {
printf("%s\n",CkZip_lastErrorText(zip));
CkZip_Dispose(zip);
return;
}
// You can combine PathPrefix with DiscardPaths:
// Clear the zip object.
success = CkZip_NewZip(zip,"test5.zip");
CkZip_putPathPrefix(zip,"chilkat/");
CkZip_putDiscardPaths(zip,TRUE);
CkZip_putAppendFromDir(zip,"/temp/filesToZip/");
success = CkZip_AppendFiles(zip,"*",recurse);
// The zip will contain:
// chilkat/faxCover.doc
// chilkat/Setup.exe
// chilkat/cheese.jpg
// chilkat/dude.gif
// chilkat/img3.gif
// chilkat/img4.gif
// chilkat/img5.gif
// chilkat/scream.jpg
// chilkat/scream.xml
// chilkat/cheese.xml
// chilkat/bonaireFishing.html
// chilkat/upload.html
// chilkat/hello.txt
// chilkat/HelloWorld123.txt
// chilkat/hamlet.xml
// chilkat/pigs.xml
success = CkZip_WriteZipAndClose(zip);
if (success != TRUE) {
printf("%s\n",CkZip_lastErrorText(zip));
CkZip_Dispose(zip);
return;
}
// One last example -- combine DiscardPaths with PathPrefix
// with multiple calls to AppendFiles:
// Clear the zip object.
success = CkZip_NewZip(zip,"test6.zip");
CkZip_putDiscardPaths(zip,TRUE);
CkZip_putAppendFromDir(zip,"/temp/filesToZip/");
// Get all .gif files:
CkZip_putPathPrefix(zip,"gif/");
success = CkZip_AppendFiles(zip,"*.gif",recurse);
// Get all .jpg files:
CkZip_putPathPrefix(zip,"jpg/");
success = CkZip_AppendFiles(zip,"*.jpg",recurse);
// Get all .xml files:
CkZip_putPathPrefix(zip,"xml/");
success = CkZip_AppendFiles(zip,"*.xml",recurse);
// The zip will contain:
// jpg/cheese.jpg
// gif/dude.gif
// gif/img3.gif
// gif/img4.gif
// gif/img5.gif
// jpg/scream.jpg
// xml/scream.xml
// xml/cheese.xml
// xml/hamlet.xml
// xml/pigs.xml
success = CkZip_WriteZipAndClose(zip);
if (success != TRUE) {
printf("%s\n",CkZip_lastErrorText(zip));
CkZip_Dispose(zip);
return;
}
CkZip_Dispose(zip);
}