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Zip a single file. PowerShell

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

$success = $false

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

$zip = New-Object Chilkat.Zip

$success = $zip.NewZip("test.zip")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  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.
$saveExtraPath = $false
$success = $zip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",$saveExtraPath)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$success = $zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  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";
$success = $zip.NewZip("test2.zip")
$zip.PathPrefix = "myApp/"
$success = $zip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",$saveExtraPath)
$success = $zip.WriteZipAndClose()