Unicode C

Create TAR Archive

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Demonstrates how to create a TAR archive containing an entire directory tree. Unicode C

#include <C_CkTarW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkTarW tar;

    success = FALSE;

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

    tar = CkTarW_Create();

    CkTarW_putVerboseLogging(tar,TRUE);

    // The TAR component will produce a  GNU tar 1.13.x format
    // archive by default.
    // It is also possible to create PAX -- POSIX 1003.1-2001 format
    // or USTAR -- POSIX 1003.1-1988 format.
    // Set the WriteFormat property to "gnu", "pax", or "ustar" to
    // choose the output TAR format:
    CkTarW_putWriteFormat(tar,L"gnu");

    // Add a directory tree to be included in the output TAR archive:
    success = CkTarW_AddDirRoot(tar,L"/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkTarW_lastErrorText(tar));
        CkTarW_Dispose(tar);
        return;
    }

    // Create the TAR archive.
    // Note: You may use UNC paths, absolute, or relative paths.
    success = CkTarW_WriteTar(tar,L"/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkTarW_lastErrorText(tar));
        CkTarW_Dispose(tar);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");


    CkTarW_Dispose(tar);

    }