Creating archive files

[JezB]

From a windows application, I want to provide an "archive" facility which
will scan a specific directory and put specific files into some single
"Archive file", a bit like a zip-file I guess, but more windows standard.
Then I want to provide a function "Import from Archive" which will accept
the name of such an archive file, and be able to extract the files into some
(other) directory (though normally it will be imported on a different
machine that exported the file).

What is provided within the .NET framework to perform generic archiving and
recovery in this fashion ?

[Jay]

The Framework 2.0 will include a class called "GZipStream" that'll do
exactly what you need.
For now, maybe you should implement one.
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From a windows application, I want to provide an "archive" facility which
will scan a specific directory and put specific files into some single
"Archive file", a bit like a zip-file I guess, but more windows standard.
Then I want to provide a function "Import from Archive" which will accept
the name of such an archive file, and be able to extract the files into
some (other) directory (though normally it will be imported on a different
machine that exported the file).

What is provided within the .NET framework to perform generic archiving
and recovery in this fashion ?

[D.W. Warlock]

Hi JezB,

There is no built-in .Net functionality to support compressed files or
archives, but, there is a free utility called SharpZipLib
(http://www.icsharpcode.com/OpenSourc...b/Default.aspx) that
can handle zipping/unzipping files. This should solve your problem.

HTH,
~d

JezB wrote:

From a windows application, I want to provide an "archive" facility which
will scan a specific directory and put specific files into some single
"Archive file", a bit like a zip-file I guess, but more windows standard.
Then I want to provide a function "Import from Archive" which will accept
the name of such an archive file, and be able to extract the files into some
(other) directory (though normally it will be imported on a different
machine that exported the file).

What is provided within the .NET framework to perform generic archiving and
recovery in this fashion ?

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"JezB" <je***********@blueyonder.co.uk> schrieb:

What is provided within the .NET framework to perform generic archiving
and recovery in this fashion ?

The Zip, GZip, BZip2 and Tar Implementation For .NET
<URL:http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/>

The VB.NET Resource Kit contains zipping functionality too:

The Visual Basic .NET Resource Kit
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/vbrkit/>

It contains ComponentOne Zip for .NET:

ComponentOne Zip™ for .NET
<URL:http://www.componentone.com/products.aspx?TabTypeID=1&ItemType=1&PanelIndex=14 &ItemID=53569&SubCategoryTypeID=0&TabMapID=57&TabI D=70>

Using J#'s zip functionality:

Using the Zip Classes in the J# Class Libraries to Compress Files and Data
with C#
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/06/zipcompression/>

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>

[Wayne]

"GZipStream"? what name space is that in? I have 2.0 installed at home and
would like to check it out.

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Thanks
Wayne Sepega
Jacksonville, Fl
"When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But
let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour.
That's relativity." - Albert Einstein

"Jay" <.> wrote in message news:e0**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

The Framework 2.0 will include a class called "GZipStream" that'll do
exactly what you need.
For now, maybe you should implement one.
"JezB" <je***********@blueyonder.co.uk> escreveu na mensagem
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From a windows application, I want to provide an "archive" facility which will scan a specific directory and put specific files into some single
"Archive file", a bit like a zip-file I guess, but more windows standard. Then I want to provide a function "Import from Archive" which will accept the name of such an archive file, and be able to extract the files into
some (other) directory (though normally it will be imported on a different machine that exported the file).

What is provided within the .NET framework to perform generic archiving
and recovery in this fashion ?

[Jay]

System.IO.Compression

- Jay

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"GZipStream"? what name space is that in? I have 2.0 installed at home and
would like to check it out.

--
Thanks
Wayne Sepega
Jacksonville, Fl
"When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute.
But
let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour.
That's relativity." - Albert Einstein

"Jay" <.> wrote in message news:e0**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

The Framework 2.0 will include a class called "GZipStream" that'll do
exactly what you need.
For now, maybe you should implement one.
"JezB" <je***********@blueyonder.co.uk> escreveu na mensagem
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> From a windows application, I want to provide an "archive" facility which > will scan a specific directory and put specific files into some single
> "Archive file", a bit like a zip-file I guess, but more windows standard. > Then I want to provide a function "Import from Archive" which will accept > the name of such an archive file, and be able to extract the files into
> some (other) directory (though normally it will be imported on a different > machine that exported the file).
>
> What is provided within the .NET framework to perform generic archiving
> and recovery in this fashion ?
>

[JezB]

Thanks for that - I happen to be using .NET beta 2 so this will be ideal -
I'll check it out.

"Jay" <.> wrote in message news:e0**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

The Framework 2.0 will include a class called "GZipStream" that'll do
exactly what you need.
For now, maybe you should implement one.
"JezB" <je***********@blueyonder.co.uk> escreveu na mensagem
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

From a windows application, I want to provide an "archive" facility which
will scan a specific directory and put specific files into some single
"Archive file", a bit like a zip-file I guess, but more windows standard.
Then I want to provide a function "Import from Archive" which will accept
the name of such an archive file, and be able to extract the files into
some (other) directory (though normally it will be imported on a
different machine that exported the file).

What is provided within the .NET framework to perform generic archiving
and recovery in this fashion ?