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I am looking for some coding that will have capacity compress all folders, sub folders and its files into a *.CAB file.

Asked by: OneClickfcv

I am looking for some coding that will have capacity compress all folders, sub folders and its files into a *.CAB file.
I tried :http://www.codeproject.com/KB/files/CABCompressExtract.aspx
and also
 http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/Download.aspx

I It only compress folders and all files, sub folders can not.

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by: vo1dPosted on 2009-11-07 at 06:44:55ID: 25766483

i tested the cablib demo and it works well with subfolders.
verify it by changing in the demo solution the line:
i_Files.Add(new string[] { s_Notepad,  @"TextManager\Notepad.exe"  });
to
i_Files.Add(new string[] { s_Notepad,  @"TextManager\subfolder\Notepad.exe"  });

 

by: vo1dPosted on 2009-11-07 at 06:46:09ID: 25766487

SharpZipLib works well too. seems you are doing something wrong. could you provide your code, where subfolders are not extracted correctly?

 

by: OneClickfcvPosted on 2009-11-08 at 18:51:59ID: 25773116

Here is all code:
My target is: compress folder : D:\AK.
In this folder have many sub folders, file, and in many subfolder have many files.

But It can not, please help me check.
--------------
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Collections;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Threading;
// Copy from : http://www.codeproject.com/KB/files/CABCompressExtract.aspx

namespace Demo
{
      class CabLibDemo
      {
            [DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint="GetWindowsDirectoryA", CharSet=CharSet.Ansi)]
            private static extern int GetWindowsDirectory(StringBuilder s_Text, int MaxCount);

            [DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint="GetCurrentDirectoryA", CharSet=CharSet.Ansi)]
            private static extern int GetCurrentDirectory(int MaxCount, StringBuilder s_Text);

            [DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint="SetConsoleTextAttribute")]
            private static extern bool SetConsoleTextAttribute(IntPtr h_ConsoleOutput, Int16 u16_Attributes);

            [DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint="GetStdHandle")]
            private static extern IntPtr GetStdHandle(int u32_Device);

            const int GREY   = 0x7;
            const int WHITE  = 0xF;
            const int GREEN  = 0xA;
            const int CYAN   = 0xB;
            const int RED    = 0xC;
            const int YELLOW = 0xE;

            [STAThread]
            static void Main(string[] args)
            {
                  // ######################### SETTINGS MULTITHREAD DEMO ########################

                  // This demo extracts or compresses 2 huge folders multithreaded at the same time.
                  // Before setting "true" adapt the paths in the function MultiThread()!
                  bool b_MultiThreadCompress = false;

                  // ############################ SETTINGS NORMAL DEMO ##########################

                  // Change this to split the archive into multiple files (200000 --> CAB split size = 200kB)
                  // ATTENTION: In this case Parameter 1 of CompressFile() MUST contain "%d" or "%02u",...
                  int s32_SplitSize = 0x7FFFFFFF;

                  // Store filetimes as UTC in CAB files
                  bool b_UtcTime = true;

                  // Encode ANSI or Unicode filenames in CAB file using UTF8. Read the documentation!
                  bool b_EncodeUtf = true;

                  // false = Store files uncompressed into CAB
                  bool b_Compress = true;


                  // You can specify your own key for CAB encryption here (the longer the more secure, up to 5000 characters)

                  String s_EncryptionKey = ""; // to handle CAB files without encryption
//                  String s_EncryptionKey = "AH%KJ/76?KßHÖ\\Äüdghf7(ZTbjsf82iz<sx87qc5ba&m;-@^l#jeL9/)$D2@rTbZ<û9´}2&";

                  // ########################## Initialization ############################

                  if (b_MultiThreadCompress)
                  {
                        StartThread("Compress1");
                        StartThread("Compress2");
                        return;
                  }

                  StringBuilder s_WinDir = new StringBuilder(500);
                  GetWindowsDirectory(s_WinDir, 500);

                  String s_Explorer = s_WinDir + "\\Explorer.exe";
                  //String s_Notepad  = s_WinDir + "\\Notepad.exe";
            String s_Notepad = "D:\\AK\\";

                  StringBuilder s_WorkDir = new StringBuilder(500);
                  GetCurrentDirectory(500, s_WorkDir);

                  String s_CompressDir = s_WorkDir + "\\_Compressed";
                  String s_CompressFile = s_CompressDir + "\\Packed_%02d.cab";

                  CabLib.Compress i_Compress = new CabLib.Compress();

                  i_Compress.SetEncryptionKey(s_EncryptionKey);

                  // this command is not required to set compression = on (which is the default)
                  // it must only be called to turn it off
                  i_Compress.SwitchCompression(b_Compress);

                  // Attach compress event handler
                  i_Compress.evFilePlaced    += new CabLib.Compress.delFilePlaced   (OnFilePlaced);
                  i_Compress.evUpdateStatus  += new CabLib.Compress.delUpdateStatus (OnUpdateStatus);
           

                  // ############################# Compress demo ################################

                  // This will pack Explorer.exe and Notepad.exe into a CAB file with subfolders

                  Print(WHITE,  "----------------------------------------------------------------");
                  Print(YELLOW, "                      CAB FILE COMPRESSION\n");

                  try
                  {
                        ArrayList i_Files = new ArrayList();
                        i_Files.Add(new string[] { s_Explorer, @"FileManager\Explorer.exe" });
                        i_Files.Add(new string[] { s_Notepad,  @"D:\AK"  });

                        i_Compress.CompressFileList(i_Files, s_CompressFile, b_UtcTime, b_EncodeUtf, s32_SplitSize);

                        Print(GREEN, "\nSUCCESS: Compressed Explorer.exe and Notepad.exe into cabinet in\n" + s_CompressDir);
                  }
                  catch (Exception Ex)
                  {
                        Print(RED, Ex.Message);
                        //goto _RESOURCE;
                  }

                  // ############################## END #######################################

                  // Under some cirumstances the DOS window disappears immediately, so you cannot read anything!
                  Print(GREY, "\nHit any key to exit");
                  Console.Read();
            }

            /// <summary>
            /// The lazy guys at Microsoft forgot to implement coloured text output into .NET framework
            /// </summary>
            static private void Print(Int16 u16_Color, string s_Format, object o_Param)
            {
                  Print(u16_Color, string.Format(s_Format, o_Param));
            }
            static private void Print(Int16 u16_Color, string s_Text)
            {
                  const int STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11;

                  SetConsoleTextAttribute(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), u16_Color);
                  Console.WriteLine(s_Text);
            }


            // ##################### EXTRACT EVENT HANDLER ########################

            /// <summary>
            /// This event handler is called for every extratced file before it is written to disk
            /// return false here if you want a file not to be extracted
            /// </summary>
            static private bool OnBeforeCopyFile(CabLib.Extract.kCabinetFileInfo k_Info)
            {
                  string s_File = k_Info.s_File;
                  if (s_File[0] > 255) s_File = "Console cannot display Unicode filename.";

                  Print(GREY, "Callback OnBeforeCopyFile: " + s_File);
                  return true;
            }

            // This function will be called when a file has been succesfully extracted.
            // If Extraction to Memory is enabled, no file is written to disk,
            // instead the entire content of the file is passed in u8_ExtractMem
            // If Extraction to Memory is not enabled, u8_ExtractMem is null
            private static void OnAfterCopyFile(string s_File, Byte[] u8_ExtractMem)
            {
                  s_File = Path.GetFileName(s_File);
                  if (s_File[0] > 255) s_File = "Console cannot display Unicode filename.";

                  Print(GREY, "Callback OnAfterCopyFile:  " + s_File);

                  if (u8_ExtractMem != null)
                  {
//                        string s_FileContent = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(u8_ExtractMem);
                  }
            }

            private static void OnCabinetInfo(CabLib.Extract.kCabinetInfo k_Info)
            {
                  Print(GREY, "Callback OnCabinetInfo: " + k_Info.s_Path + k_Info.s_NextCabinet);
            }

            private static void OnNextCabinet(CabLib.Extract.kCabinetInfo k_Info, int s32_FdiError)
            {
                  Print(GREY, "Callback OnNextCabinet: " + k_Info.s_Path + k_Info.s_NextCabinet);
            }

            // ##################### COMPRESS EVENT HANDLER ########################

            private static int OnFilePlaced(string s_File, int s32_FileSize, bool bContinuation)
            {
                  Print(GREY, "Callback OnFilePlaced:   " + s_File);
                  return 0;
            }

            private static int OnUpdateStatus(CabLib.Compress.kCurStatus k_CurStatus)
            {
                   if (k_CurStatus.u32_FolderPercent > 0)
                        Print(GREY, "Callback OnUpdateStatus: {0}% completed", k_CurStatus.u32_FolderPercent);
 
                  return 0;
            }

            // ###################################################################################################
            // ###################################################################################################
            // ###################################################################################################

            // This is just a demo which compresses 2 huge folders into 2 CAB files at the same time.
            // Or it can extract these CAB files into two new folders at the same time.
            private static void StartThread(string s_Name)
            {
                  Thread i_Thread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(MultiThread));
                  i_Thread.Name = s_Name;
                  i_Thread.Start();
            }

            private static void MultiThread()
            {
                  // ATTENTION: The folders you compress must contain less than 2GB data!
                  string s_ComprFolder1 = @"C:\Program Files\Babylon6";
                  string s_CabFile1     = @"D:\Compressed\Babylon.cab";
                  
                  try
                  {
                        CabLib.Compress i_Compress = new CabLib.Compress();
                        CabLib.Extract  i_Extract  = new CabLib.Extract();

                        switch (Thread.CurrentThread.Name)
                        {
                              case "Compress1":
                                    Print(GREY, "Compressing {0}", s_ComprFolder1);
                                    i_Compress.CompressFolder(s_ComprFolder1, s_CabFile1, "*.*", true, true, 0);
                                    break;
                              default:
                                    return;
                        }
                        Print(GREEN, "Thread {0} exited successfully.", Thread.CurrentThread.Name);
                  }
                  catch (Exception Ex)
                  {
                        Print(RED,    Ex.Message);
                        Print(YELLOW, Ex.StackTrace);
                  }                  
                  Console.Read();
            }
      }
}

 

by: OneClickfcvPosted on 2009-11-08 at 18:56:30ID: 25773133

Sorry, I change this command
  ArrayList i_Files = new ArrayList();
                        i_Files.Add(new string[] { s_Explorer, @"FileManager\Explorer.exe" });
                        i_Files.Add(new string[] { s_Notepad,  @"D:\AK"  });

                        i_Compress.CompressFileList(i_Files, s_CompressFile, b_UtcTime, b_EncodeUtf, s32_SplitSize);

by :
 i_Compress.CompressFolder("D:\\AK", s_CompressFile, "*.*", b_UtcTime, b_EncodeUtf, s32_SplitSize);

 

by: OneClickfcvPosted on 2009-11-08 at 19:12:00ID: 25773173

For your easy to understand, I delete some code:
Please help me checj this:


using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Collections;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Threading;
// Copy from : http://www.codeproject.com/KB/files/CABCompressExtract.aspx

namespace Demo
{
      class CabLibDemo
      {
            [DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint="GetWindowsDirectoryA", CharSet=CharSet.Ansi)]
            private static extern int GetWindowsDirectory(StringBuilder s_Text, int MaxCount);

            [DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint="GetCurrentDirectoryA", CharSet=CharSet.Ansi)]
            private static extern int GetCurrentDirectory(int MaxCount, StringBuilder s_Text);

            [DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint="SetConsoleTextAttribute")]
            private static extern bool SetConsoleTextAttribute(IntPtr h_ConsoleOutput, Int16 u16_Attributes);

            [DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint="GetStdHandle")]
            private static extern IntPtr GetStdHandle(int u32_Device);

            const int GREY   = 0x7;
            const int WHITE  = 0xF;
            const int GREEN  = 0xA;
            const int CYAN   = 0xB;
            const int RED    = 0xC;
            const int YELLOW = 0xE;

            [STAThread]
            static void Main(string[] args)
            {
                  // ######################### SETTINGS MULTITHREAD DEMO ########################
                  int s32_SplitSize = 0x7FFFFFFF;

                  // Store filetimes as UTC in CAB files
                  bool b_UtcTime = true;

                  // Encode ANSI or Unicode filenames in CAB file using UTF8. Read the documentation!
                  bool b_EncodeUtf = true;

                  String s_EncryptionKey = ""; // to handle CAB files without encryption

                  // ########################## Initialization ############################

                  StringBuilder s_WorkDir = new StringBuilder(500);
                  GetCurrentDirectory(500, s_WorkDir);

                  String s_CompressDir = s_WorkDir + "\\_Compressed";
                  String s_CompressFile = s_CompressDir + "\\Packed_%02d.cab";

                  // ############################# Compress demo ################################

                  Print(WHITE,  "----------------------------------------------------------------");
                  Print(YELLOW, "                      CAB FILE COMPRESSION\n");
                  try
                  {
                CabLib.Compress i_Compress = new CabLib.Compress();
                i_Compress.CompressFolder("D:\\RBR\\", s_CompressFile, "*.*", b_UtcTime, b_EncodeUtf, s32_SplitSize);
               
                        Print(GREEN, "\nSUCCESS: Compressed Explorer.exe and Notepad.exe into cabinet in\n" + s_CompressDir);
                  }
                  catch (Exception Ex)
                  {
                        Print(RED, Ex.Message);
                        //goto _RESOURCE;
                  }

                  // ############################## END #######################################

                  // Under some cirumstances the DOS window disappears immediately, so you cannot read anything!
                  Print(GREY, "\nHit any key to exit");
                  Console.Read();
        }

        #region other
        /// <summary>
            /// The lazy guys at Microsoft forgot to implement coloured text output into .NET framework
            /// </summary>
            static private void Print(Int16 u16_Color, string s_Format, object o_Param)
            {
                  Print(u16_Color, string.Format(s_Format, o_Param));
            }
            static private void Print(Int16 u16_Color, string s_Text)
            {
                  const int STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11;

                  SetConsoleTextAttribute(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), u16_Color);
                  Console.WriteLine(s_Text);
            }

            
        #endregion

    }
}

 

by: OneClickfcvPosted on 2009-11-08 at 19:33:00ID: 25773242

In the folder D:\\RBR have many sub folders, files, and have  many files on sub folders.
But result when I running above code is : a Packed_01.cab file, when I extract result file,
lost all sub folders.
All file in sub fiders will be move to Packed_01.cab .

 

by: vo1dPosted on 2009-11-09 at 10:55:50ID: 25778787

i changed the demo project by adding these two lines:
i_Compress.CompressFolder(@"c:\tmp",@"C:\Packed.cab", "*.*",  b_UtcTime, b_EncodeUtf, s32_SplitSize);
i_Extract.ExtractFile(@"C:\Packed.cab", @"c:\tmp\test");

and removed these lines:

//i_Files.Add(new string[] { s_Explorer, @"FileManager\Explorer.exe" });
//i_Files.Add(new string[] { s_Notepad,  @"TextManager\subfolder\Notepad.exe"  });

//i_Compress.CompressFileList(i_Files, s_CompressFile, b_UtcTime, b_EncodeUtf, s32_SplitSize);



everything works fine. i used the x64 version. which target platform do you use?

 

by: OneClickfcvPosted on 2009-11-09 at 16:35:45ID: 25781498

I use in windows XP.
Please tell me: your folder: c:\tmp have  many sub folders, files in sub folders ? and c:\tmp have many  files  ?
I mean that: if c:\tmp have file only, it ok.
If c:\tmp have sub folders also, I still be ok.
But when we extract  c:\Packed.cab, into c:\tmp\test, we lost all sub folders , don't lost any file.

Did the  c:\tmp\test have same tree view as c:\tmp as original ?
Thank, please help me check.

 

by: OneClickfcvPosted on 2009-11-09 at 16:59:08ID: 25781608

Wow, I understand root cause.
I compress by program , but after that, I test result by open cab file in "Explore" of Windows.
I don't know why Windows can not understand original.
But, when I following your guidance: extract cab file by program, It still be original folder.

Thank you very much.

 

by: OneClickfcvPosted on 2009-11-09 at 16:59:41ID: 31651333

Compress and Extract folder/ sub folder by program.

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