Creating ZIP files

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AA2e72E - 12 Sep 2007 15:02 GMT

The Shell.Application COM object can be used to create ZIP files on the fly.
Is there a corresponding facility in C# (without using COM)?

Thanks.

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Jon Skeet [C# MVP] - 12 Sep 2007 15:05 GMT

> The Shell.Application COM object can be used to create ZIP files on the fly.
> Is there a corresponding facility in C# (without using COM)?

See http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/

Jon

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Doug Semler - 12 Sep 2007 17:29 GMT

> > The Shell.Application COM object can be used to create ZIP files on the fly.
> > Is there a corresponding facility in C# (without using COM)?
>
> Seehttp://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/

Or, if your code cannot use freeware due to corporate policy, you can
kludge in the J# library's functionality <g>

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