Zipping files that contain special characters

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Usage

You want to zip files that contain international characters (é,ç,è, chinese characters).

Default Java ZipFileOutputStream will not allow you to do it (unless until JDK 5).

Dependency

Use [TrueZip]

Code

Java code to zip an array of files: 

/**
     * Zips a set of files or folders using the base folder 
     * @param outFile Target zip
     * @param inputFiles Files or folders to be included in the zip
     * @return File generated file
     * @throws TechniqueException
     */
    public static final File zipFiles(File outFile, File[] inputFiles) throws TechniqueException
    {
    	ZipOutputStream out = null;
 
        try
        {
            File base = computeBaseFolder(inputFiles);
            if (base != null)
            {
                base = base.isDirectory() ? base : base.getParentFile();
            }
            // Create the ZIP file
            out = new ZipOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(outFile
                    .getAbsolutePath()), "IBM437");
            zipFilesIntoStream(base, out, inputFiles);
 
            return outFile;
        }
        catch(IOException e)
        {
            throw new TechniqueException(
                    "Error creating zip file " + outFile.getAbsolutePath() + " including files:" + 
                    Arrays.asList(inputFiles),e);
        }
        finally
        {
            if (out != null)
            {
                try
                {
                    out.close();
                }
                catch (IOException e1)
                {
                    ;
                }
            }
        }
    }

Authors

  • Philippe Mouawad

History

  • Page created by Pmouawad, 19 November 2007: New page: == Dependency == Use [[https://truezip.dev.java.net/ TrueZip]] == Code == Java code to zip an array of files: <source lang="java" > /** * Zips a set of files or folders using t...
  • Last modified by Abourre, 27 January 2009: add category
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