Zipping the whole folder - not only the files

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Hello,

I have searched the net for a code that would zip not just the files from a specified folder but the whole folder. I found many example but non of them is doing what I need. Others that could probably do the job I am unalbe to run - example DotNetZipFiles

Could anybody help me with that please. I need the same result as I am right cliking a folder and send to a commpressed folder.

I would be happy for a solution either in C# or VB.Net

Thanks
B

Posted 10-Dec-11 11:21am

BobSunndb

Updated 20-Dec-11 11:18am

Wonde Tadesse

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 10-Dec-11 17:40pm

So C++ or VB.NET? Do you mean C++/CLI? In this case, change the tag.
--SA

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Solution 2

See this links :

C# Zip Files and/or Folders[^]
How to zip a folder in ASP.NET[^]
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/scottlysle/CompressFolders04242007124203PM/CompressFolders.aspx[^]
Zip Utils - clean, elegant, simple, C++/Win32[^]

Posted 10-Dec-11 18:17pm

Manoj K Bhoir

Solution 1

Is Google your enemy? Here is one of the answers: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/905654/zip-folder-in-c-sharp[^].

I think all you need to do it in .NET is using SharpZipLib, http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/[^].

—SA

Posted 10-Dec-11 11:42am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 10-Dec-11 11:44am

v2

Solution 3

Sorry guys, I cant make it to work. Most of the solutios that you have proposed I was previously able to find and test but probably I am doing something wrong. I am new to C#.

I downloaded the following example http://geraldgibson.net/dnn/Home/CZipFileCompression/tabid/148/Default.aspx[^]

but when I run it it zips only one file from the specified folder. Could anybody help me with this specific exmample? Are you able to sucesfully run it and zip a whole folder?

Thanks in advance!
B

Posted 10-Dec-11 21:28pm

BobSunndb

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RaviRanjanKr 11-Dec-11 3:50am

A suggestion :- you can use Have a question or Comment button to drop your message and to get Immediate response instead of posting as answer.

Solution 4

I also tried http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=674969[^]

as a solution for VB.Net but cant make the reference to the vsjlib library. Could anybody tell me how could I find this library?

Thanks
B

Posted 10-Dec-11 22:40pm

BobSunndb

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BobSunndb · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-20T08:06:00

That is how I solved my problem in VB.NET(using the free DotNetZip Library from here :http://dotnetzip.codeplex.com/[^]

For me it was hard to get the code working as VB.NET is something new for me. However, I hope that this will help others.

VB

Imports System.IO
Imports Ionic.Zip
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zipFileName = TemporaryFolder & FileName_TemporaryFolder & ".zip"
Using zip As Ionic.Zip.ZipFile = New Ionic.Zip.ZipFile
zip.AddDirectory(ArchiveFolder & sYear & sMonth & sDay & "\" & FileName_TemporaryFolder, FileName_TemporaryFolder)
zip.Save(zipFileName)
End Using

Zipping the whole folder - not only the files

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