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Zip One File

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Zip a single file. AutoIt

Local $bSuccess = False

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

$oZip = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Zip")

$bSuccess = $oZip.NewZip("test.zip")
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oZip.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  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.
Local $bSaveExtraPath = False
$bSuccess = $oZip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",$bSaveExtraPath)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oZip.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$bSuccess = $oZip.WriteZipAndClose()
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oZip.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
ConsoleWrite("Zip Created!" & @CRLF)

;  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";
$bSuccess = $oZip.NewZip("test2.zip")
$oZip.PathPrefix = "myApp/"
$bSuccess = $oZip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",$bSaveExtraPath)
$bSuccess = $oZip.WriteZipAndClose()