Getting Started

We highly recommend the user read this documentation and examine the sample applications included in the distribution in order to become familiar with the Zip Compression for .NET classes. For the most basic quick-start, create a new Windows Application project in Visual Studio, and see the QuickZip and QuickUnzip topic pages for accessible examples to try.

Sample Applications

All samples include C# and VB.NET versions.

Sample	Description
Zip Manager	Demonstrates a fully featured "WinZip" style zip manager.
Folder Archive	Demonstrates a compression application that can be used to archive an entire folder recursively. Also demonstrates spanning operation.
Zipper	Demonstrates a compression application that can be used to compress a file.
Unzipper	Demonstrates a decompression application that can be used to decompress a file.
Stream Archive	Demonstrates a compression application that can be used to archive data in memory.
Web Archive	Web-based ASP.NET sample that grabs all files of a web page (HTML, images, etc) and compresses them into a single zip file.

Download the Zip Compression for .NET Sample Applications

Support Options

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Dart Solutions: Discusses the custom development support offered by Dart Solutions.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1