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Controlling paths within a Zip

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How to control the paths stored within a .zip. 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")

; 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.
$oZip.NewZip("test1.zip")

Local $bRecurse = True

$oZip.AppendFromDir = "/temp/filesToZip"
$bSuccess = $oZip.AppendFiles("*.xml",$bRecurse)

; The zip will contain:
; images/imageInfo/scream.xml
; images/imageInfo/cheese.xml
; text/xml/hamlet.xml
; text/xml/pigs.xml

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

; Clear the zip object.
$bSuccess = $oZip.NewZip("test2.zip")

$oZip.AppendFromDir = "/temp/filesToZip/images"
$bSuccess = $oZip.AppendFiles("*.xml",$bRecurse)
$oZip.AppendFromDir = "/temp/filesToZip/text"
$bSuccess = $oZip.AppendFiles("*.xml",$bRecurse)

; The zip will contain:
; imageInfo/scream.xml
; imageInfo/cheese.xml
; xml/hamlet.xml
; xml/pigs.xml

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

; The PathPrefix property adds an arbitrary path prefix to each
; file in the .zip.
; For example:

; Clear the zip object.
$bSuccess = $oZip.NewZip("test3.zip")

$oZip.PathPrefix = "chilkat/"

$oZip.AppendFromDir = "/temp/filesToZip/images"
$bSuccess = $oZip.AppendFiles("*.xml",$bRecurse)
$oZip.AppendFromDir = "/temp/filesToZip/text"
$bSuccess = $oZip.AppendFiles("*.xml",$bRecurse)

; The zip will contain:
; chilkat/imageInfo/scream.xml
; chilkat/imageInfo/cheese.xml
; chilkat/xml/hamlet.xml
; chilkat/xml/pigs.xml

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

; The DiscardPaths property removes the path from each file
; in the zip:
; For example:

; Clear the zip object.
$bSuccess = $oZip.NewZip("test4.zip")

$oZip.PathPrefix = ""
$oZip.DiscardPaths = True

$oZip.AppendFromDir = "/temp/filesToZip/"
$bSuccess = $oZip.AppendFiles("*",$bRecurse)

; 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

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

; You can combine PathPrefix with DiscardPaths:

; Clear the zip object.
$bSuccess = $oZip.NewZip("test5.zip")

$oZip.PathPrefix = "chilkat/"
$oZip.DiscardPaths = True

$oZip.AppendFromDir = "/temp/filesToZip/"
$bSuccess = $oZip.AppendFiles("*",$bRecurse)

; 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

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

; One last example -- combine DiscardPaths with PathPrefix
; with multiple calls to AppendFiles:

; Clear the zip object.
$bSuccess = $oZip.NewZip("test6.zip")

$oZip.DiscardPaths = True
$oZip.AppendFromDir = "/temp/filesToZip/"

; Get all .gif files:
$oZip.PathPrefix = "gif/"
$bSuccess = $oZip.AppendFiles("*.gif",$bRecurse)

; Get all .jpg files:
$oZip.PathPrefix = "jpg/"
$bSuccess = $oZip.AppendFiles("*.jpg",$bRecurse)

; Get all .xml files:
$oZip.PathPrefix = "xml/"
$bSuccess = $oZip.AppendFiles("*.xml",$bRecurse)

; 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

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