(Lianja) Zip One File

Zip a single file.

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

loZip = createobject("CkZip")

llSuccess = loZip.NewZip("test.zip")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loZip.LastErrorText
    release loZip
    return
endif

// In this example, the file we wish to zip is /temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt

// Add a reference to a single file by calling AppendOneFileOrDir
// Note: You may use either forward or backward slashes.
llSaveExtraPath = .F.
llSuccess = loZip.AppendOneFileOrDir("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",llSaveExtraPath)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loZip.LastErrorText
    release loZip
    return
endif

llSuccess = loZip.WriteZipAndClose()
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loZip.LastErrorText
    release loZip
    return
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"
llSuccess = loZip.NewZip("test2.zip")
loZip.PathPrefix = "myApp/"
llSuccess = loZip.AppendOneFileOrDir("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",llSaveExtraPath)
llSuccess = loZip.WriteZipAndClose()


release loZip