Visual FoxPro

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