Tcl Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Zip One File

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Zip a single file. 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