(PowerBuilder) Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNewDir function.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Zip
integer li_Success
string ls_ZipPath
oleobject loo_Entry

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

loo_Zip = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Zip" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Zip.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Zip")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Zip
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

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

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

// 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.

loo_Entry = loo_Zip.AppendNewDir("dirA")
destroy loo_Entry
loo_Entry = loo_Zip.AppendNewDir("dirB")
destroy loo_Entry
loo_Entry = loo_Zip.AppendNewDir("dirC")
destroy loo_Entry

// Write the zip, which contains 3 empty directories: dirA, dirB, dirC.
loo_Zip.FileName = ls_ZipPath
li_Success = loo_Zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Zip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Zip
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Success."


destroy loo_Zip