Add an empty dir to a Zip file programmatically

"Covington Bradshaw" <> wrote in message
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> Ok I found out!
> The trick is to postpend /. to the directory name, or programmatically as
> follows
> System.getProperty("file.separator")+"."
>
>
> import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
> import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream;
> ...
> try { ZipEntry dirEntry = new
> ZipEntry(dirFile.getPath()+System.getProperty("fil e.separator")+".");
> zipOutputStream.putNextEntry(dirEntry);
> }
> catch (IOException e) {}
>
> This adds an empty file with name "." of zero size, which stands for the
> directory iself!
>

But you say it is a file !

nos

[Drax]

Nice solve but with one mistake. If u want to make "ONLY" empty directory just write

import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream;
...
try { ZipEntry dirEntry = new
ZipEntry(dirFile.getPath()+System.getProperty("fil e.separator"));
zipOutputStream.putNextEntry(dirEntry);
}
catch (IOException e) {}


I dont understand why u make empty file "."

Drax