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Go Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Zip One File

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Zip a single file.

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    success := false

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

    zip := chilkat.NewZip()

    success = zip.NewZip("test.zip")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        return
    }

    //  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.
    saveExtraPath := false
    success = zip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        return
    }

    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        return
    }

    //  A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
    fmt.Println("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";
    success = zip.NewZip("test2.zip")
    zip.SetPathPrefix("myApp/")
    success = zip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath)
    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()

    zip.DisposeZip()