(Java) Zip a Directory Tree

Demonstrates how to zip an entire directory tree into a .zip archive.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkZip zip = new CkZip();

    boolean success = zip.NewZip("test.zip");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Append a directory tree.  The call to AppendFiles does
    // not read the file contents or append them to the zip
    // object in memory.  It simply appends references
    // to the files so that when WriteZip or WriteZipAndClose 
    // is called, the referenced files are streamed and compressed
    // into the .zip output file.

    boolean recurse = true;
    success = zip.AppendFiles("c:/temp/a/*",recurse);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Zip Created!");
  }
}