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Zip a single file. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var zip = new chilkat.Zip();

    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();

}

chilkatExample();