Hi
I want to achive 2 things.
First I would like to compress an existing file on my harddrive.
I can easily find out if a file is compressed or not by using
"File.GetAttrib utes".
But no matter what I do I simply can't set the compressed attribute using
"SetAttributes" .
I have no problem setting the attributes "Read-Only", "Archive" or "Hidden"
using "SetAttributes" !
How can I do this?
Secondly I would like to be able to create a "compressed folder" (as it is
called in Windows Explorer) and copy files and folders into it.
How can I do that?
Regards
Wayne
6  6156 
Wayne,
From the documentation for the SetAttributesMe thod on the File class:
It is not possible to change the compression status of a File object using
the SetAttributes method.
By a compressed folder, do you mean a zip file? If that is the case,
then take a look at the System.IO.Compr ession namespace.
Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
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Hi
I want to achive 2 things.
First I would like to compress an existing file on my harddrive.
I can easily find out if a file is compressed or not by using
"File.GetAttrib utes".
But no matter what I do I simply can't set the compressed attribute using
"SetAttributes" .
I have no problem setting the attributes "Read-Only", "Archive" or
"Hidden"
using "SetAttributes" !
How can I do this?
Secondly I would like to be able to create a "compressed folder" (as it is
called in Windows Explorer) and copy files and folders into it.
How can I do that?
Regards
Wayne
Hi Nicholas
Thank you for your reply.
Yes, I was refering to a .zip archive.
On your recommendation I will check out System.IO.Compr ession namespace.
Regarding the attributes...
What I want to do is to compress a file in the same way as if I was using
Windows Explorer, right-clicked a file, clicked Advanced and then checked the
"Compress contents to save diskspace".
Isn't there really any way to achive this using C#?
Thanks for you time and input.
Wayne
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" wrote:
Wayne,
From the documentation for the SetAttributesMe thod on the File class:
It is not possible to change the compression status of a File object using
the SetAttributes method.
By a compressed folder, do you mean a zip file? If that is the case,
then take a look at the System.IO.Compr ession namespace.
Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"Wayne Gore" <Wa*******@disc ussions.microso ft.comwrote in message
news:C7******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hi
I want to achive 2 things.
First I would like to compress an existing file on my harddrive.
I can easily find out if a file is compressed or not by using
"File.GetAttrib utes".
But no matter what I do I simply can't set the compressed attribute using
"SetAttributes" .
I have no problem setting the attributes "Read-Only", "Archive" or
"Hidden"
using "SetAttributes" !
How can I do this?
Secondly I would like to be able to create a "compressed folder" (as it is
called in Windows Explorer) and copy files and folders into it.
How can I do that?
Regards
Wayne
On Apr 10, 12:52 am, Wayne Gore <WayneG...@disc ussions.microso ft.com>
wrote:
Hi Nicholas
Thank you for your reply.
Yes, I was refering to a .zip archive.
On your recommendation I will check out System.IO.Compr ession namespace.
Regarding the attributes...
What I want to do is to compress a file in the same way as if I was using
Windows Explorer, right-clicked a file, clicked Advanced and then checked the
"Compress contents to save diskspace".
Isn't there really any way to achive this using C#?
Thanks for you time and input.
Wayne
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" wrote:
Wayne,
From the documentation for the SetAttributesMe thod on the File class:
It is not possible to change the compression status of a File object using
the SetAttributes method.
By a compressed folder, do you mean a zip file? If that is the case,
then take a look at the System.IO.Compr ession namespace.
Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- m...@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om
"Wayne Gore" <WayneG...@disc ussions.microso ft.comwrote in message
news:C7******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hi
I want to achive 2 things.
First I would like to compress an existing file on my harddrive.
I can easily find out if a file is compressed or not by using
"File.GetAttrib utes".
But no matter what I do I simply can't set the compressed attribute using
"SetAttributes" .
I have no problem setting the attributes "Read-Only", "Archive" or
"Hidden"
using "SetAttributes" !
How can I do this?
Secondly I would like to be able to create a "compressed folder" (as it is
called in Windows Explorer) and copy files and folders into it.
How can I do that?
Regards
Wayne- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Hi,
try this http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/
On Apr 10, 6:54 am, "harifa...@gmai l.com" <harifa...@gmai l.comwrote:
<snip>
try thishttp://www.icsharpcode .net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/
That will create a zip file - it won't change the file to be
compressed at the Windows file-system level.
Jon
On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:05:52 -0700, Jon Skeet [C# MVP] <sk***@pobox.co m>
wrote:
>try thishttp://www.icsharpcode .net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/
That will create a zip file - it won't change the file to be
compressed at the Windows file-system level.
Well, creating a zip file was one of the things he was trying to do. :)
Thanks for you input guys.
To be able to create a zip archive is very useful and I'm greatful for the
info.
I would really like to find out a way to compress it as if I was doing it
using Windows Explorer.
I just can't believe there is no way of doing it.
I know how I can do it using WMI but it shouldn't be necessary...
Cheers
Wayne
"Wayne Gore" wrote:
Hi
I want to achive 2 things.
First I would like to compress an existing file on my harddrive.
I can easily find out if a file is compressed or not by using
"File.GetAttrib utes".
But no matter what I do I simply can't set the compressed attribute using
"SetAttributes" .
I have no problem setting the attributes "Read-Only", "Archive" or "Hidden"
using "SetAttributes" !
How can I do this?
Secondly I would like to be able to create a "compressed folder" (as it is
called in Windows Explorer) and copy files and folders into it.
How can I do that?
Regards
Wayne
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