(Visual Basic 6.0) Create Password Protected Zip containing a Single File.

Create a password-protected .zip containing a single file. (This uses the older Zip 2.0 encryption scheme, which is weaker and not as secure as AES encryption, which Chilkat Zip also supports.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim zip As New ChilkatZip

success = zip.NewZip("test.zip")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

zip.SetPassword "secret"
zip.PasswordProtect = 1

Dim saveExtraPath As Long
saveExtraPath = 0
success = zip.AddFile("/temp/hamlet.xml",saveExtraPath)

success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Zip Created!"