(Tcl) Zip a Directory Tree

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

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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]

set success [CkZip_NewZip $zip "test.zip"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

# 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.

set recurse 1
set success [CkZip_AppendFiles $zip "c:/temp/a/*" $recurse]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

set success [CkZip_WriteZipAndClose $zip]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

puts "Zip Created!"

delete_CkZip $zip