(PowerShell) Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNewDir function.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$zip = New-Object Chilkat.Zip

$zipPath = "c:/temp/test.zip"

# Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
$zip.NewZip($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.

$entry = $zip.AppendNewDir("dirA")

$entry = $zip.AppendNewDir("dirB")

$entry = $zip.AppendNewDir("dirC")

# Write the zip, which contains 3 empty directories: dirA, dirB, dirC.
$zip.FileName = $zipPath
$success = $zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Success.")