Xojo Plugin

Zip One File

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Zip a single file. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim zip As New Chilkat.Zip

success = zip.NewZip("test.zip")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(zip.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// 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.
Dim saveExtraPath As Boolean
saveExtraPath = False
success = zip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(zip.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(zip.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
System.DebugLog("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"
success = zip.NewZip("test2.zip")
zip.PathPrefix = "myApp/"
success = zip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath)
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()