(C++) Zip One File

Zip a single file.

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#include <CkZip.h>

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

    CkZip zip;

    bool success = zip.NewZip("test.zip");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << zip.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // 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.
    bool saveExtraPath = false;
    success = zip.AppendOneFileOrDir("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << zip.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    bool success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << zip.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
    std::cout << "Zip Created!" << "\r\n";

    // 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.put_PathPrefix("myApp/");
    success = zip.AppendOneFileOrDir("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath);
    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    }