(Lianja) Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNewDir function.

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

loZip = createobject("CkZip")

lcZipPath = "c:/temp/test.zip"

// Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
loZip.NewZip(lcZipPath)

// AppendNewDir is used when you wish to add a directory to the zip
// such that when the zip is unzipped, the directory will be created
// even if it contains no files.

loEntry = loZip.AppendNewDir("dirA")
release loEntry
loEntry = loZip.AppendNewDir("dirB")
release loEntry
loEntry = loZip.AppendNewDir("dirC")
release loEntry

// Write the zip, which contains 3 empty directories: dirA, dirB, dirC.
loZip.FileName = lcZipPath
llSuccess = loZip.WriteZipAndClose()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loZip.LastErrorText
    release loZip
    return
endif

? "Success."


release loZip