C# code to shows how to ZIP a folder

Question

Hello all,

Can anybody tell me how to write a program that can zip a folder.

 

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Please check this link
http://www.dotnetspider.com/kb/Article3227.aspx

Answer 2

Thread.Sleep(10000) doesn't sound like the most desirable method call.  Take a look at the Open Source SharpZipLib.

Answer 3

DotNetZip is a third party library that you can use in programs to handle Zip files. 

   try
   {
     using (ZipFile zip = new ZipFile()
     {
       // add this map file into the "images" directory in the zip archive
       zip.AddFile("c:\\images\\personal\\7440-N49th.png", "images");
       // add the report into a different directory in the archive
       zip.AddFile("c:\\Reports\\2008-Regional-Sales-Report.pdf", "files");
       zip.AddFile("ReadMe.txt");
       zip.Save("MyZipFile.zip");
     }
   }
   catch (System.Exception ex1)
   {
     System.Console.Error.WriteLine("exception: " + ex1);
   }

Answer 4

Using the Ultimate ZIP component for .NET is another way. It zips folders and files with only single line of code. Information about this library can also be found at its web blog.