Winzipping a file using VB.Net

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Hi,

I have a file in the folder c:\temp called Value.TXT. I want to winzip this file automatically. How/what is the best way to winzip this file via VB.Net

Posted 24-Jul-13 3:32am

Central_IT

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 24-Jul-13 9:54am

It's not "winzipping", it's just "zipping". Winzip is just the application which you don't need to use.
—SA

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If this is truly VB.NET then I wouldn't recommend it - either the file will be pottentially written by a large number of users, or it will be located on a client PC where your VB code can't get access to it.

If this is a WinForms VB application, then it's pretty simple: MSDN: ZipFile class[^] includes an example.

Posted 24-Jul-13 3:38am

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Thomas Daniels 24-Jul-13 9:41am

Your answer is correct, but I voted 4 and not 5 because the ZipFile class is only available from .NET 4.5, and there's no guarantee that the OP uses .NET 4.5

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Thomas Daniels · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-24T03:52:00

Solution 2

Hi,

The answer of OriginalGriff is correct, but the ZipFile class is only available from .NET 4.5, so if you don't use .NET 4.5, you should use a 3rd party library such as:
SharpZipLib[^]
DotNetZip[^]

Posted 24-Jul-13 3:52am

Thomas Daniels

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 24-Jul-13 9:56am

5ed.
—SA

Thomas Daniels 24-Jul-13 9:57am

Thank you!