how do you compress/zip a directory and all the subfolder/files un

[dotnetnoob]

i'm making a function to compress a directory and all the subfolders/files
under it for backup purpose. i can make a copy of directory without any
problem but how do i compress the copyed directory?

thank

[GhostInAK]

Hello dotnetnoob,

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

-Boo

i'm making a function to compress a directory and all the
subfolders/files under it for backup purpose. i can make a copy of
directory without any problem but how do i compress the copyed
directory?

thank

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"dotnetnoob" <do********@discussions.microsoft.comschrieb:

i'm making a function to compress a directory and all the subfolders/files
under it for backup purpose. i can make a copy of directory without any
problem but how do i compress the copyed directory?

Compressing files and data
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