Re: zip compression component

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From: Martin Robins (_at_)
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:45:33 -0000

If you have the full VS installed, there is actually zip support in the J#
libraries (well, it is supposed to support everything that could be done
with VJ++ [but not ja*a ofcourse]); and you can use the j# libaries from
within c# as they are standard .NET assemblies.

"Michael S" <a@b.c> wrote in message
news:utze7Gh8DHA.2412@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi.
>
> I am wondering if someone could guide me towards a *free* working class,
> component or assembly in .NET for zipping files. While googling all I
could
> find was shareware components and that's a no no for the project I'm
> currently involved in.
>
> I must say I was pretty stunned when I realized that there was no support
> for compression in the .NET framework, with .NET trying to compete with
Java
> and all. This is no troll-pun as while I'm hunting for the simple ability
to
> zip files in .NET; project-management is considering going for Java in
this
> small project, as (they say), it is more complete.
>
> This may be somewhat off-topic, but if no component can be found, do
anyone
> know if there is an API for accessing the built-in compression in windows?
> If so, I could always create my own component by going unsafe.
>
> Thanks
> - Michael S
>
>
>

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