Provides access to methods and properties to create and manage zip archives.
Members
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
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AddFile | Compresses a file and adds it to the archive. |
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CloseArchive | Closes the archive. |
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CreateArchive | Creates a new archive. |
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Extract | Extracts all items in the archive to the output directory. |
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ExtractFile | Extracts a file from the archive to the output directory. |
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GetFileNames | Obtains the list of files in the archive. |
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OpenArchive | Opens an existing archive. |
IZipArchive.AddFile Method
Compresses a file and adds it to the archive.
Public Sub AddFile ( _
    ByVal inputFile As String _
)
public void AddFile (
    string inputFile
);
Description
Compresses and adds the specified file to the zip archive. Ensure the zip archive is open before using the AddFile method by either using the CreateArchive (if you just created an archive) or OpenArchive (if you are using a previously created archive) methods.
Note, you cannot use the AddFile method to add the contents of a directory to a zip archive.
IZipArchive.CloseArchive Method
Closes the archive.
Public Sub CloseArchive ( _
)
public void CloseArchive (
);
Description
Closes the zip archive. In order to open an archive use either the CreateArchive (create a new archive) or OpenArchive (open existing one) methods.
IZipArchive.CreateArchive Method
Creates a new archive.
Public Sub CreateArchive ( _
    ByVal archiveName As String _
)
public void CreateArchive (
    string archiveName
);
Description
Creates a new zip archive with the specified file name. The file name must include the zip extension (*.zip).
If a zip archive with the specified file name already exists it will automatically be replaced with a new empty zip archive and the contents of the previous zip archive will be lost.
IZipArchive.Extract Method
Extracts all items in the archive to the output directory.
Public Sub Extract ( _
    ByVal outputDir As String _
)
public void Extract (
    string outputDir
);
Description
The Extract method extracts all of the compressed files in the zip archive into the specified directory. Ensure the zip archive is open before using the Extract method by using the OpenArchive method.
IZipArchive.ExtractFile Method
Extracts a file from the archive to the output directory.
Public Sub ExtractFile ( _
    ByVal file As String, _
    ByVal outputDir As String _
)
public void ExtractFile (
    string file,
    string outputDir
);
Description
The ExtractFile method extracts the specified compressed file in the zip archive into the specified directory. Use the GetFileNames method to return an enumeration of files in the zip archive. Ensure the zip archive is open before using the ExtractFile method by using the OpenArchive method.
IZipArchive.GetFileNames Method
Obtains the list of files in the archive.
Public Function GetFileNames ( _
) As IEnumBSTR
public IEnumBSTR GetFileNames (
);
Description
Returns an enumeration of file names in the zip archive. Ensure the zip archive is open before using the GetFileNames method by using the OpenArchive method.
IZipArchive.OpenArchive Method
Opens an existing archive.
Public Sub OpenArchive ( _
    ByVal archiveName As String _
)
public void OpenArchive (
    string archiveName
);
Description
Opens an existing zip archive with the specified file name.
Ensure the zip archive you want to open is not empty, as OpenArchive method would fail if the archive doesn't contain anything in it.
Classes that implement IZipArchive
| Classes | Description |
|---|---|
| ZipArchive | The ZipArchive object which manages zip archives. |