(Delphi ActiveX) Zip -- Exclude Files Based on Wildcard Matching

Demonstrates how to use the SetExclusions method to exclude matching files from being added to 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;
saExcludes: TCkStringArray;
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);

success := zip.NewZip('qa_output/x.zip');

// Let's add files from the directory tree rooted at C:\AAWorkarea\ChilkatSampleProjects

// However.. we want to exclude all files ending in ".cache" or ".pdb" regardless of the sub-directory.
// Also exclude all files under any "obj" directory,
// and we also want to exclude any .exe found under a "win10-x64" directory.

saExcludes := TCkStringArray.Create(Self);
saExcludes.Append('*.cache');
saExcludes.Append('*.pdb');
saExcludes.Append('*/obj/*');
saExcludes.Append('*/win10-x64/*.exe');
zip.SetExclusions(saExcludes.ControlInterface);

// Append promises of paths and files to be zipped.
recurse := 1;
success := zip.AppendFiles('c:/AAWorkArea/ChilkatSampleProjects/*',recurse);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Create the zip from the file and directory promises added previously.
success := zip.WriteZipAndClose();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;