Xceed Real-Time Zip for .NET Documentation
Zip(String,String,EncryptionMethod,Boolean,Boolean,Boolean,String[]) Method


Xceed.Zip Assembly > Xceed.Zip Namespace > QuickZip Class > Zip Method : Zip(String,String,EncryptionMethod,Boolean,Boolean,Boolean,String[]) Method
The fully-qualified path and name of the zip file.
The password that will be used to encrypt the files.
The EncryptionMethod used to encrypt the files. If EncryptionMethod.WinZipAes is passed, an encryption strength of 256 will be used.
Boolean value indicating if existing files should be overwritten.
Boolean value indicating if files contained within sub-folders should be added to the zip file.
Boolean value indicating if the directory structure should be preserved in the zip file.
The files to add to zipFileName. Can contain filemasks and folder names (ending with a backslash). All subfolders will also be scanned for the specified file(s), even if wildcards are not used, if recursive is set to true. For example, if "C:\test.txt" is specified, all "test.txt" files found on the "C:\" drive will be added to the zip file. Folders specified with the backslash after them will include their entire contents. Cannot be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Adds files to a zip file using an encryption password and specifying an encryption method, whether existing files will be overwritten and if the directory structure will be preserved.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Sub Zip( _

   ByVal zipFileName As String, _

   ByVal encryptionPassword As String, _

   ByVal encryptionMethod As EncryptionMethod, _

   ByVal replaceExistingFiles As Boolean, _

   ByVal recursive As Boolean, _

   ByVal preservePaths As Boolean, _

   ByVal ParamArray filesToZip() As String _

) 
'Usage
 
Dim zipFileName As String

Dim encryptionPassword As String

Dim encryptionMethod As EncryptionMethod

Dim replaceExistingFiles As Boolean

Dim recursive As Boolean

Dim preservePaths As Boolean

Dim filesToZip() As String

 

QuickZip.Zip(zipFileName, encryptionPassword, encryptionMethod, replaceExistingFiles, recursive, preservePaths, filesToZip)
public static void Zip( 

   string zipFileName,

   string encryptionPassword,

   EncryptionMethod encryptionMethod,

   bool replaceExistingFiles,

   bool recursive,

   bool preservePaths,

   params string[] filesToZip

)

Parameters

zipFileName
The fully-qualified path and name of the zip file.
encryptionPassword
The password that will be used to encrypt the files.
encryptionMethod
The EncryptionMethod used to encrypt the files. If EncryptionMethod.WinZipAes is passed, an encryption strength of 256 will be used.
replaceExistingFiles
Boolean value indicating if existing files should be overwritten.
recursive
Boolean value indicating if files contained within sub-folders should be added to the zip file.
preservePaths
Boolean value indicating if the directory structure should be preserved in the zip file.
filesToZip
The files to add to zipFileName. Can contain filemasks and folder names (ending with a backslash). All subfolders will also be scanned for the specified file(s), even if wildcards are not used, if recursive is set to true. For example, if "C:\test.txt" is specified, all "test.txt" files found on the "C:\" drive will be added to the zip file. Folders specified with the backslash after them will include their entire contents. Cannot be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Remarks

If zipFileName does not exist, it will be created and then the files will be added.

Unicode and FileTimes extra headers are stored in the zip file when new items are added to the zip file. The extra headers of items that already exist in the zip file will not be modified.

All zip files will automatically be created in the Zip64 zip file format if the limitations of the regular Zip format are reached.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

See Also

Reference

QuickZip Class
QuickZip Members
Overload List

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