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Zip One File

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Zip a single file.

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Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

# 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 == 0} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

# In this example, the file we wish to zip is /temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt

# Add a reference to a single file by calling AddFile
# Note: You may use either forward or backward slashes.
set saveExtraPath 0
set success [CkZip_AddFile $zip "/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt" $saveExtraPath]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

set success [CkZip_WriteZipAndClose $zip]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

# A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
puts "Zip Created!"

# Perhaps you want to include a path in the .zip such that when unzipping, a sub-directory
# is automatically created and the file unzipped into it.  Use PathPrefix:

# (We'll skip checking the success/failure return value.)

# Set a PathPrefix to get the relative path you want:
# The .zip will contain this entry: "myApp/HelloWorld123.txt"
set success [CkZip_NewZip $zip "test2.zip"]
CkZip_put_PathPrefix $zip "myApp/"
set success [CkZip_AddFile $zip "/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt" $saveExtraPath]
set success [CkZip_WriteZipAndClose $zip]

delete_CkZip $zip