(Classic ASP) Zip One File

Zip a single file.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads

ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Zip")
set zip = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Zip")

success = zip.NewZip("test.zip")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( zip.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' In this example, the file we wish to zip is /temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt

' Add a reference to a single file by calling AppendOneFileOrDir
' Note: You may use either forward or backward slashes.
saveExtraPath = 0
success = zip.AppendOneFileOrDir("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( zip.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( zip.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Zip Created!") & "</pre>"

' 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"
success = zip.NewZip("test2.zip")
zip.PathPrefix = "myApp/"
success = zip.AppendOneFileOrDir("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath)
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()

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