Visual FoxPro Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Zip One File

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Zip a single file. Visual FoxPro

LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loZip
LOCAL lnSaveExtraPath

lnSuccess = 0

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

loZip = CreateObject('Chilkat.Zip')

lnSuccess = loZip.NewZip("test.zip")
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loZip.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loZip
    CANCEL
ENDIF

*  In this example, the file we wish to zip is /temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt

*  Add a reference to a single file by calling AddFile
*  Note: You may use either forward or backward slashes.
lnSaveExtraPath = 0
lnSuccess = loZip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",lnSaveExtraPath)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loZip.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loZip
    CANCEL
ENDIF

lnSuccess = loZip.WriteZipAndClose()
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loZip.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loZip
    CANCEL
ENDIF

*  A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
? "Zip Created!"

*  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";
lnSuccess = loZip.NewZip("test2.zip")
loZip.PathPrefix = "myApp/"
lnSuccess = loZip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",lnSaveExtraPath)
lnSuccess = loZip.WriteZipAndClose()

RELEASE loZip