(Delphi ActiveX) Another Path-in-Zip Example

Another example about getting the correct paths within a .zip.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
zip: TChilkatZip;
success: Integer;
recurse: Integer;

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

zip := TChilkatZip.Create(Self);

// Intialize the zip object by calling NewZip.
success := zip.NewZip('myZip.zip');

// Add references to files:
recurse := 1;
success := zip.AppendFiles('c:\\temp\\a\\subdir1\\*',recurse);

// Assuming that the file c:\temp\a\subdir1\dude.gif exists,
// the .zip will contain "dude.gif" without any path information.

// The component has no
// choice but to use "c:\\temp\\a\\subdir1" as the root.
// It's not possible for the component to know if you
// wanted subdir1\ or a\subdir1\ or temp\a\subdir1
// paths prefixed for each file added.

// To control the path within the zip, set the AppendFromDir
// directory and then use a relative path in AppendFiles.
// For example:
zip.AppendFromDir := 'c:\\temp\\a';

success := zip.AppendFiles('subdir1\\*',recurse);

// This causes c:\temp\a\subdir1\dude.gif to be added as
// "subdir1\dude.gif" within the .zip.

// If you need the path within the .zip to be "a\subdir", then
// do this:
zip.AppendFromDir := 'c:\\temp';
success := zip.AppendFiles('a\\subdir1\\*',recurse);

success := zip.WriteZipAndClose();
end;