(VB.NET) 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.)

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

Dim zip As New Chilkat.Zip

Dim success As Boolean = zip.NewZip("test.zip")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


zip.SetPassword("secret")
zip.PasswordProtect = True

Dim saveExtraPath As Boolean
saveExtraPath = False
success = zip.AppendOneFileOrDir("/temp/hamlet.xml",saveExtraPath)

Dim success As Boolean = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Zip Created!")