(PureBasic) Zip a Directory Tree

Demonstrates how to zip an entire directory tree into a .zip archive.

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IncludeFile "CkZip.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

    zip.i = CkZip::ckCreate()
    If zip.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success.i = CkZip::ckNewZip(zip,"test.zip")
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkZip::ckLastErrorText(zip)
        CkZip::ckDispose(zip)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Append a directory tree.  The call to AppendFiles does
    ; not read the file contents or append them to the zip
    ; object in memory.  It simply appends references
    ; to the files so that when WriteZip or WriteZipAndClose 
    ; is called, the referenced files are streamed and compressed
    ; into the .zip output file.

    recurse.i = 1
    success = CkZip::ckAppendFiles(zip,"c:/temp/a/*",recurse)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkZip::ckLastErrorText(zip)
        CkZip::ckDispose(zip)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkZip::ckWriteZipAndClose(zip)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkZip::ckLastErrorText(zip)
        CkZip::ckDispose(zip)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug "Zip Created!"


    CkZip::ckDispose(zip)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure