How to use System.IO.Compression to read/write ZIP files?

Question

I know there are libraries out there for working with ZIP files. And, you can alternatively use the functionality built into Windows for working ZIP files.

But, I\'m

Answer 1

Dave, very nice!! I didn't know that was in there.

Now that I know what to look for, I was able to find an article with a small code sample on how to use it: http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2007/10/25/creating-zip-archives-in-net-without-an-external-library-like-sharpziplib.aspx

On a related note, I also found the DotNetZip project that looks extremely easy to use.