Objective-C

Zip One File

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Zip a single file. Objective-C

#import <CkoZip.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

CkoZip *zip = [[CkoZip alloc] init];

success = [zip NewZip: @"test.zip"];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",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.
BOOL saveExtraPath = NO;
success = [zip AddFile: @"/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt" saveExtraPath: saveExtraPath];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",zip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = [zip WriteZipAndClose];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",zip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
NSLog(@"%@",@"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: saveExtraPath];
success = [zip WriteZipAndClose];