(Delphi DLL) 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, StringArray, Zip;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
zip: HCkZip;
success: Boolean;
saExcludes: HCkStringArray;
recurse: Boolean;

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

zip := CkZip_Create();

success := CkZip_NewZip(zip,'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 := CkStringArray_Create();
CkStringArray_Append(saExcludes,'*.cache');
CkStringArray_Append(saExcludes,'*.pdb');
CkStringArray_Append(saExcludes,'*/obj/*');
CkStringArray_Append(saExcludes,'*/win10-x64/*.exe');
CkZip_SetExclusions(zip,saExcludes);

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

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

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

CkZip_Dispose(zip);
CkStringArray_Dispose(saExcludes);

end;