How run Winzip from within VB.Net 2008?

Hello EYoung,

You can zip directly with the framework : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa719106(VS.71).aspx#vbcompii_topic3

Regards.

Well, nothing seems to happen.  Its as if the command lines are read and skipped.  I know I have rights to write to the folder.  No error messages appear.  Its as if the winzip line errors out quickly.  I don't think there are any syntax errors as I have been over these lines many times very carefully.  I think something else is going on. Thanks for your help.

leakim971 - Can the zipped file be unzipped using WinZip?

instead of using winzip, why not use http://www.emoreau.com/Entries/Articles/2008/08/Introducing-SystemIOPackaging.aspx

<< Can the zipped file be unzipped using WinZip >>
Of course !

emoreau,

Doesn't aspx require .Net Framework 3.5?  The computer this will be running on is Windows 2000 running .Net Framework 2.0.

emoreau and leakim971,  I looked at the references you provided and that is a lot of code.  Isn't there a simple command line that will call a compression program like Winzip or WZZip?  Thanks for your help.

Try this one with your method : http://stahlforce.com/dev/index.php?tool=zipunzip

Call Shell("c:\zip C:\TTA.zip Sizes.txt Items.txt")

                                              

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leakim971:  I entered:  Call Shell("c:\winzip C:\Temp\TTA.zip C:\Temp\Sizes.txt C:\Temp\Items.txt") but it does not work.  It just skips by it quickly and does not create the TTA.zip file.

Maybe there is some type of error occurring with rights, location, ???

Not :
Call Shell("c:\winzip C:\Temp\TTA.zip C:\Temp\Sizes.txt C:\Temp\Items.txt")

But
Call Shell("c:\zip C:\Temp\TTA.zip C:\Temp\Sizes.txt C:\Temp\Items.txt")

You have rename the zip.exe file ?

leakim971 - here is the line:
Call Shell("C:\zip C:\Temp\TTA.zip C:\Temp\Sizes.txt C:\Temp\Items.txt")

No I have not renamed the zip file.  WijnZip.exe is in C:\Program Files\WinZip\

The changed line above does not work.  It just skips past it and does not execute.

emoreau, yes aspx does require .Net Framework 3.5.  Before I download something I would like to know that it provide for simple execution within vb.net and only uses a few lines of code as shown above.  Does it do that and can you provide a sample?  Thanks.

I can't even get a simple .bat to execute winzip.  Here is the contents of the bat file:

WINZIP32 -a c:\Zipped_Text.zip c:\Unzipped_Text.txt

When I click on this bat file nothing happens.  Any ideas?

What happen directly from command line ? No problem ?

Also check this : http://www.winzip.com/prodpagecl.htm

leakim971:  When I execute the command from Start/Run, the command shows the Winzip dialog box prompting me to buy the product or use the evaluation product.  When I execute the same command from a .bat file, nothing appears to happen.  After I double click on the .bat file, there is a momentary delay (1-2 seconds), then nothing happens.

nishitcruise:  Not sure I understand your suggestion.  I have looked at the given url page and I think I am following the formats correctly.  Additionally, I have downloaded and tried wzzip but have not been successful.

Please use this free simple tool : http://stahlforce.com/dev/index.php?tool=zipunzip
c:\zip C:\TTA.zip Sizes.txt Items.txt

Work great !

Can anyone create a one line .bat file that zips two or more files into one file?  If I had a successful .bat file that worked, then I could call that from the .net program.

The contents of the .bat file would be something like this:
C:\Winzip\WINZIP32 -a c:\Zipped_Files.zip c:\Unzipped_File1.txt c:\Unzipped_File2.txt

Thanks

Bumping points to 210 so it can be divided evenly.