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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()