(C#) Zip -- Exclude Files Based on Wildcard Matching

Demonstrates how to use the SetExclusions method to exclude matching files from being added to a .zip.

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

Chilkat.Zip zip = new Chilkat.Zip();

bool success = zip.NewZip("qa_output/x.zip");

// Let's add files from the directory tree rooted at C:\AAWorkarea\ChilkatSampleProjects

// However.. we want to exclude all files ending in ".cache" or ".pdb" regardless of the sub-directory.
// Also exclude all files under any "obj" directory,
// and we also want to exclude any .exe found under a "win10-x64" directory.

Chilkat.StringArray saExcludes = new Chilkat.StringArray();
saExcludes.Append("*.cache");
saExcludes.Append("*.pdb");
saExcludes.Append("*/obj/*");
saExcludes.Append("*/win10-x64/*.exe");
zip.SetExclusions(saExcludes);

// Append promises of paths and files to be zipped.
bool recurse = true;
success = zip.AppendFiles("c:/AAWorkArea/ChilkatSampleProjects/*",recurse);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Create the zip from the file and directory promises added previously.
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Success.");