The following example demonstrates how to extract the contents of a zip file which is located in the resources of an application using the StreamFile class. The StreamFile class implements access to any type of stream as though it were a file.
Basic steps
To extract the contents of a zip file located in an application's resources, the following steps must be performed:
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Create a stream that accesses a zip file contained within the resources of an application This is done using the .NET Framework's GetManifestResourceStream method.
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Initrialize a new instance of the StreamFile class around the stream that accesses the zip file in the resources of the application specifying the name by which to access the zip file.
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Retrieve a reference to the zip file in the resources using the ZipArchive class.
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Retrieve a reference to a folder where the files will be extracted to using either the DiskFolder, ZippedFolder, ZipArchive, MemoryFolder or IsolatedFolder classes. With Xceed Zip for .NET, a folder is a folder; it does not matter if it is located within a zip file, on disk or in memory.
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Copy the files from the zip file to a destination folder using the CopyFilesTo method. With Xceed Zip for .NET, a folder is a folder; it does not matter if it is located within a zip file, on disk or in memory.
Demonstration
The following example demonstrates how to extract files from a zip file located in an application's resources.
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Things you should consider
The main questions you should ask yourself when copying items to a zip file are:
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Do you want to filter (specify specific files and folders) the items that are to be unzipped? Use filters.
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Do you want to display the status of the operation? See the Events topic.
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Do you only want to copy a specific file or folder? Use the CopyTo method.
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Do you want to move items rather than copy them? Use the MoveTo and MoveFilesTo methods.