(Swift 2) Zip

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func chilkatTest() {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    let zip = CkoZip()
    var success: Bool

    var zipPath: String? = "c:/temp/myFiles.zip"

    // Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
    zip.NewZip(zipPath)

    // Append references to files to be zipped.
    var recurse: Bool = true
    success = zip.AppendFiles("c:/temp/files_to_zip/*", recurse: recurse)
    if success == false {
        print("\(zip.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    // Write the .zip and close the zip file (and clears the zip object).
    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
    if success == false {
        print("\(zip.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    print("Successfully created \(zipPath!)")

    // If the following files existed under c:/temp/files_to_zip

    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/aaa/pigs.json
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/base64Cert.txt
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/hamlet.xml
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/hello.pdf

    // then the zip we created would contain:

    // aaa/pigs.json
    // bbb/base64Cert.txt
    // bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
    // bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
    // bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
    // hamlet.xml
    // hello.pdf

}