(Tcl) Append Dir Tree to Existing Zip w/out Rewriting Entire Zip

Demonstrates how to use the QuickAppend method to append a directory tree to an existing .zip archive. This method works by editing the existing .zip -- it does not rewrite or recompress the contents of the existing .zip. It is the fastest way to append additional files to a pre-existing large .zip archive. Note: The QuickAppend method is new and available in the pre-release downloads, or in official releases dated after 6-October-2007.

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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set zip [new_CkZip]

# The NewZip method only initializes the Zip object -- it does
# not create or write a .zip file.
set success [CkZip_NewZip $zip "notUsed.zip"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

# Add a references to all files in a directory tree.
# Note: this does not read or compress the file contents --
# it simply adds file references to the zip object.
set recurse 1
set success [CkZip_AppendFiles $zip "c:/temp/abc123/*" $recurse]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

# Appends the contents of the zip object to the preExisting.zip
# zip archive.  preExisting.zip is opened, and the files
# referenced by this zip object are streamed in, compressed,
# and appended to the end of the archive.
set success [CkZip_QuickAppend $zip "preExisting.zip"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

puts "Success!"

# Note: Additional files, directory trees, or in-memory data
# can be appended by calling AppendOneFileOrDir, AppendFiles,
# AppendString, AppendData, etc. multiple times.
# Whatever files and/or in-memory data that are referenced by
# this zip object will be appended to preExisting.zip when
# QuickAppend is called

delete_CkZip $zip