.Net Zip Up files

Question

Whats the best way to zip up files using C#? Ideally I want to be able to seperate files into a single archive.

Answer 1

You can use DotNetZip to archieve this. It´s free to use in any application.

Here´s some sample code:

   try
   {
     // for easy disposal
     using (ZipFile zip = new ZipFile())
     {
       // add this map file into the "images" directory in the zip archive
       zip.AddFile("c:\\images\\personal\\7440-N49th.png", "images");
       // add the report into a different directory in the archive
       zip.AddFile("c:\\Reports\\2008-Regional-Sales-Report.pdf", "files");
       zip.AddFile("ReadMe.txt");
       zip.Save("MyZipFile.zip");
     }
   }
   catch (System.Exception ex1)
   {
     System.Console.Error.WriteLine("exception: " + ex1);
   }