(PowerShell) Zip -- Exclude Files Based on Wildcard Matching

Demonstrates how to use the SetExclusions method to exclude matching files from being added to a .zip.

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

# 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("qa_output/x.zip")

# Let's add files from the directory tree rooted at C:\AAWorkarea\ChilkatSampleProjects

# However.. we want to exclude all files ending in ".cache" or ".pdb" regardless of the sub-directory.
# Also exclude all files under any "obj" directory,
# and we also want to exclude any .exe found under a "win10-x64" directory.

$saExcludes = New-Object Chilkat.StringArray
$saExcludes.Append("*.cache")
$saExcludes.Append("*.pdb")
$saExcludes.Append("*/obj/*")
$saExcludes.Append("*/win10-x64/*.exe")
$zip.SetExclusions($saExcludes)

# Append promises of paths and files to be zipped.
$recurse = $true
$success = $zip.AppendFiles("c:/AAWorkArea/ChilkatSampleProjects/*",$recurse)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Create the zip from the file and directory promises added previously.
$success = $zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Success.")