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Zip and Unzip from a C# program using J# runtime

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Zip and Unzip from a C# program using java.util.zip

Introduction

There are a lot of libraries to work with zip files. I found a very easy way to work with zip files from a C# program. The Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 comes with new language: J#. Let's look at it a little. For sure, Java is a parent of it; if so, java.util.zip is somewhere here! I spent a few minutes and found it in vjslib.dll. Let's do the work. Start a new C# project and select Windows Application. Our goal is something like that:

All we need to do is: add reference to our project:

Now, we can use it:

// Output stream 
java.io.FileOutputStream fos = new java.io.FileOutputStream(zipFileName); 

// Tie to zip stream 
java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream zos = new java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream(fos); 

// Stream with source file 
java.io.FileInputStream fis = new java.io.FileInputStream(sourceFile); 

// It's our entry in zip 
java.util.zip.ZipEntry ze = new java.util.zip.ZipEntry(sourceFile); 

zos.putNextEntry(ze); 
sbyte[] buffer = new sbyte[1024]; 
int len; 

// Read and write until done 
while((len = fis.read(buffer)) >= 0) 
{ 
    zos.write(buffer, 0, len); 
}
 
// Close everything 
zos.closeEntry(); 
fis.close(); 
zos.close(); 
fos.close(); 

Conclusion

That's all! Demo application is included.

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

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Valeri Makarov

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Over 12 years of experience as a Software Developer/Engineer, development and production support applications for MS DOS, MS Windows.
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QuestionWhat about cyrillics? Pinmemberchien-andalou5:32 16 Jul '09  
GeneralHanging onto corrupt file Pinmemberterry summers10:16 22 Mar '09  
Questionunzipped progress status Pinmemberbyteway21:38 2 Oct '07  
QuestionUnzip file stored in database Pinmembermikebiro12:11 1 Oct '07  
All the examples I see, including yours, assume that the zipped file is in the file system. What about a zip file stored as a BLOB in a database? Is there a way to get the zipped file from the database and unzip it without having to write it somewhere first?
 
I have zip files in a SQL Server table and I want to retrieve them from the database, unzip them, and then process them further, all before having to write them somewhere.
QuestionCan I zip without folder structure? Pinmemberjupinno_ys21:57 15 Aug '07  
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QuestionHow to unzip password protected zip files? Pinmembersakthivenkatesh13:04 22 Feb '07  
AnswerRe: How to unzip password protected zip files? PinmemberValeri19:53 18 Apr '07  
GeneralGood job PinmemberjoachimF23:52 6 Dec '06  
QuestionHow can we unzip password-protected files. PinmemberAnjum Rizwi19:56 26 Nov '06  
QuestionIs it possible to read in the middle of the zip file? Pinmembershultas15:52 30 Aug '06  
AnswerRe: Is it possible to read in the middle of the zip file? PinmemberValeri20:21 30 Aug '06  
GeneralRe: Is it possible to read in the middle of the zip file? Pinmembershultas11:19 31 Aug '06  
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GeneralProblem In Latin FileNames Pinmemberdealarconjose1:03 15 Mar '06  
GeneralAlternative (with code) PinmemberElmue0:41 21 Nov '05  
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GeneralRe: What about multiple folders? PinmemberElmue1:53 31 Dec '05  
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