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JavaScript Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Zip One File

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Zip a single file.
Note
This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
JavaScript
var success = false;

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

var zip = new CkZip();

success = zip.NewZip("test.zip");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(zip.LastErrorText);
    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.
var saveExtraPath = false;
success = zip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(zip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
if (success == false) {
    console.log(zip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
console.log("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.PathPrefix = "myApp/";
success = zip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath);
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();