Zip Component

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The Zip component implements a PKZip-compatible Zip compressor and decompressor.

Syntax

nsoftware.IPWorksZip.Zip

Remarks

The component uses the Deflate algorithm specified in RFC 1951 for compression, and produces and reads output compatible with PKZip, WinZip, etc.

To create a new archive, first set the ArchiveFile property to the name of the archive to be created. Then, specify the files to be compressed either by invoking IncludeFiles, or by adding a new object to the Files collection and setting the values of the DecompressedName and CompressedName. fields. Finally, call the Compress method to create the archive.

To decompress an existing archive, set ArchiveFile to the name of the archive to be decompressed. The ExtractToPath property may be set, and then calling the ExtractAll method will decompress all files in the archive to this path.

For finer control, the Scan method should be used to read the file information stored in the archive. This will fill out the information in the Files collection. The values of DecompressedName may then be changed if desired. Finally, ExtractAll may be used to decompress the entire archive, or Extract may be used for finer control.

Data may be streamed out by setting WriteToProgressEvent to true. Then, the Progress event may be trapped to retrieve the data.

Example (Creating an Archive)

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\test.zip" ZipControl.RecurseSubdirectories = true ZipControl.IncludeFiles("c:\foo\*") ZipControl.Compress()

Example (Extracting from an Archive)

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\temp.zip" ZipControl.ExtractToPath = "c:\extracted\" ZipControl.ExtractAll()

Property List

The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Method List

The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Event List

The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Config Settings

The following is a list of config settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

ArchiveFile Property (Zip Component)

The name of the zip, gzip, tar, or jar archive.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string ArchiveFile { get; set; }

Public Property ArchiveFile As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the name of the archive to be read or written. This property is required when extracting files.

When Scan, Extract, or ExtractAll is invoked, the file specified by ArchiveFile will be opened for read. If the file does not exist, a trappable error will be generated.

When Compress is called, the file named by ArchiveFile will be written; if a file of this name already exists the Overwrite event will be fired. If ArchiveFile is set to the empty string (""), the archive will not be written to disk, and will be provided only through the Progress event.

The filename may be specified with or without a path. Paths may be relative or absolute, and should be specified in the format native to the host operating system. The filename should be specified with the appropriate extension (such as "zip"); an extension will not automatically be appended by the component.

If the file cannot be read, or written, as appropriate, a trappable error will be generated.

Example (Creating an Archive)

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\test.zip" ZipControl.RecurseSubdirectories = true ZipControl.IncludeFiles("c:\foo\*") ZipControl.Compress()

Note: an archive already open for read may be closed by setting ArchiveFile to the empty string ("").

CompressionLevel Property (Zip Component)

The compression level to use.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public int CompressionLevel { get; set; }

Public Property CompressionLevel As Integer

Default Value

4

Remarks

This property specifies the level of compression to be used, between 0 and 6. Higher values will cause the component to compress better; lower values will cause the component to compress faster. A value of 0 will store the file without compression.

Set the level of CompressionLevel in the BeginFile event to apply different levels of compression to different files.

CompressionMethod Property (Zip Component)

The compression method to use.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public ZipCompressionMethods CompressionMethod { get; set; }

enum ZipCompressionMethods {
  cmDeflate,
  cmPPMd,
  cmBzip2
}

Public Property CompressionMethod As ZipCompressionMethods

Enum ZipCompressionMethods
  cmDeflate
  cmPPMd
  cmBzip2
End Enum

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies the compression method to use. By default the component uses the Deflate compression method (a value of 0). Supported values are:

• 0 (cmDeflate - default)
• 1 (cmPPMd)
• 2 (cmBzip2)

EncryptionAlgorithm Property (Zip Component)

The algorithm used to encrypt files written to the archive.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public ZipEncryptionAlgorithms EncryptionAlgorithm { get; set; }

enum ZipEncryptionAlgorithms {
  eaDefault,
  eaAESWeak,
  eaAESStrong,
  eaAESMaximum
}

Public Property EncryptionAlgorithm As ZipEncryptionAlgorithms

Enum ZipEncryptionAlgorithms
  eaDefault
  eaAESWeak
  eaAESStrong
  eaAESMaximum
End Enum

Default Value

0

Remarks

The algorithm used to encrypt files written to the archive.

Note that files will only be encrypted if Password is set. By default the component will use standard zip encryption if Password is set, and will not encrypt data otherwise.

The component supports the use of AES, the Advanced Encryption Standard, as well as standard Zip encryption. The default encryption algorithm is the algorithm introduced in version 2.0 of the Zip specification, and is compatible with virtually all other zip utilities. However, this algorithm is considered weak and should not be used to protect sensitive data.

AES is a U.S. government standard cleared to protect even the most sensitive data. The file format used to create AES-encrypted files is designed to be compatible with WinZip 9.0. AES-encrypted files created by the component may or may not be compatible with other Zip utilities.

The component supports the use of AES with key lengths of 128, 192, or 256 bits. Note that even with the weakest (128-bit) keys AES is much more secure than standard Zip encryption.

If you use strong or maximum AES encryption the component will generate a unique salt value and cryptographic key for each file encrypted. If you use weak encryption the component will use the same salt for each file in the archive. If you are encrypting a large number of files this will have a substantial effect on performance. Set the AESGenerateUniqueKeys configuration setting to configure the salt generation independent of the key length.

If using AES encryption it is important to choose a good Password. For 128-bit keys it is recommended that your password be 32 characters long, and for 256-bit keys, 64 characters.

Important: Note that AES encryption only encrypts the contents of encrypted files within the Zip archive; it does not prevent an attacker from reading the names of files in the archive, or from adding or deleting files to or from the archive. To prevent this consider first storing your files in an unencrypted zip file, and then storing this zip file in another, AES-encrypted zip file.

Property values:

ExcludedFiles Property (Zip Component)

A list of files to exclude.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string ExcludedFiles { get; set; }

Public Property ExcludedFiles As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies files that should be excluded when Compress or Extract is invoked. When Compress is invoked, each value of DecompressedName in Files will be compared to ExcludedFiles, and each file will be excluded if the name matches. When Extract is called, each value of CompressedName in Files matching the parameter to Extract will be compared to ExcludedFiles, and will be excluded if appropriate. Calling the ExtractAll method will ignore this property and extract all files in the archive.

This property may be set to one or more filenames or directory names. Files may be specified with or without a path, and with or without wildcards. If a path is specified, files in the indicated directory will be excluded; subdirectories will be recursed into if RecurseSubdirectories is true. If no path is specified but wildcards are, matching files in all directories will be excluded. If a single filename without a path is specified, it must correspond exactly to the appropriate value of CompressedName or DecompressedName.

Directories should end with a slash ("/" or "\", as appropriate.) If a directory is specified, all files and subdirectories in the specified directory will be excluded.

A pipe character ("|") should be used to separate multiple file or directory names.

The following examples illustrate the use of the property:

Example

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\test.zip" ZipControl.IncludeFiles("c:\test\*") ZipControl.ExcludedFiles = "*.tmp" ZipControl.Compress() Example

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\test.tar" ZipControl.Scan() ZipControl.ExcludedFiles = "*.bak | backup/" ZipControl.ExtractToPath = "c:\temp" ZipControl.Extract("*") As per the examples, the property should be specified differently for compression and decompression. When invoking Compress, the format of ExcludedFiles should correspond to that of the local file system. When invoking Extract the format should correspond to standard (UNIX) format, and should not contain drive letters or backslashes.

You may exclude files based on their attributes as well: See the ExcludedAttributes configuration setting for more information.

If the property is set to the empty string, no files will be excluded. This property is never reset automatically, so be sure to reset it manually if using a single instance of the component for both compression and extraction. Failure to do so may result in I/O errors or unexpected results.

ExtractToPath Property (Zip Component)

A base path to decompress to.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string ExtractToPath { get; set; }

Public Property ExtractToPath As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

Setting the ExtractToPath property affects the operation of the Extract and ExtractAll methods. Setting this property to a nonempty string will cause all decompressed files to be written to the specified path. If pathnames are given in the values of DecompressedName they will be regarded as relative to ExtractToPath.

If the specified directory does not exist, it will be created when extraction is done.

ExtractToPath should always be specified in the format native to the host operating system, and with a trailing slash or backslash. If the path is specified otherwise, it will be immediately converted and stored in the converted format. For example, "/temp" would be immediately converted to "\temp\" on a Windows system.

Example (Extracting from an Archive)

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\temp.zip" ZipControl.ExtractToPath = "c:\extracted\" ZipControl.ExtractAll()

Example - Adding Files Dim i as Integer ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\test.zip" ZipControl.Scan() For i = 0 to ZipControl.Files.Count - 1 ZipControl.Files(i).DecompressedName(i) = "c:\temp\" + ZipControl.Files(i).DecompressedName Next i ZipControl.ExtractToPath = "" ZipControl.ExtractAll() ZipControl.IncludeFiles("c:\extra\*") ZipControl.Compress()

Files Property (Zip Component)

Collection of Zip archive files.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public ZIPFileList Files { get; }

Public Property Files As ZIPFileList

Remarks

When a compressed archive is scanned or decompressed, the values of this collection are populated accordingly.

When creating a compressed archive, this property may be used to set the files to be stored. For each entry added to the collection, the DecompressedName field should be set to the name of the file to be decompressed, and the CompressedName field should be set to the filename to store in the archive.

Archives may also be created using the IncludeFiles method. Invoking the IncludeFiles method causes the values of this collection to be filled out. These values may then be changed directly if desired.

OverwriteFiles Property (Zip Component)

Whether or not to overwrite files.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public bool OverwriteFiles { get; set; }

Public Property OverwriteFiles As Boolean

Default Value

True

Remarks

If this property is set to true, existing files will be overwritten when decompressing. When Extract or ExtractAll is called, each file specified in Files will be checked for existence. If a file exists, the Overwrite event will be fired, and the files will be overwritten if OverwriteFiles is set to true.

More precise control of which files should be overwritten may be gained by listening to the Overwrite event and altering its parameters when the event is fired.

This property only affects the operation of Extract and ExtractAll. When compressing files, ArchiveFile will always be overwritten unless the user specifies otherwise in the Overwrite event.

Password Property (Zip Component)

A password for the zip archive.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string Password { get; set; }

Public Property Password As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the case-sensitive password used to encrypt or decrypt the archive. If set to an empty string, no password is used.

In this release, streaming out of encrypted archives is not supported. When compressing, WriteToProgressEvent must be set to false if Password is set.

Example (Compressing an Archive)

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\test.zip" ZipControl.RecurseSubdirectories = true ZipControl.IncludeFiles("c:\foo\*") ZipControl.Password = "nsoftware" ZipControl.Compress()

RecurseSubdirectories Property (Zip Component)

Whether or not to recurse into subdirectories.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public bool RecurseSubdirectories { get; set; }

Public Property RecurseSubdirectories As Boolean

Default Value

True

Remarks

This property affects the behavior of IncludeFiles and Extract and the meaning of ExcludedFiles. If this property is set to true, IncludeFiles will recurse into all subdirectories whenever it performs a search on the file system.

Be sure RecurseSubdirectories is set to the appropriate value before invoking IncludeFiles, Extract, or Compress; changing the value of this property after method calls will not retroactively alter their effects.

Example (Creating an Archive)

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\test.zip" ZipControl.RecurseSubdirectories = true ZipControl.IncludeFiles("c:\foo\*") ZipControl.Compress()

ZipComment Property (Zip Component)

The comment for the entire zip file.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string ZipComment { get; set; }

Public Property ZipComment As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

Specifies a global comment for the zip file. Set this property before invoking Compress to include a comment in the zip file. Read it after invoking Scan to read the zip comment.

ZipData Property (Zip Component)

(Decompression only) The zip file contents as a byte array.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string ZipData { get; set; }
public byte[] ZipDataB { get; set; }

Public Property ZipData As String
Public Property ZipDataB As Byte()

Default Value

""

Remarks

Normally you should set ArchiveFile before invoking Scan or Extract. If you prefer to read the zip file from memory you may set ZipData instead. ZipData should be set to the entire contents of the zip file; this will allow you to read from the archive without writing any temporary files to disk.

If you would like to extract data from the archive without ever writing to disk you should also set WriteToProgressEvent to true, and after invoking Scan, you should set the value of DecompressedName for each file in the Files collection to an empty string. Then, when you invoke Extract (or ExtractAll) the data will be provided in the Progress event.

This property is write-only. Note that modifying a zip file stored in ZipData is not supported, so Append, Delete, etc., will throw exceptions.

This property is not available at design time.

Abort Method (Zip Component)

Aborts the current operation.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Abort();

Async Version
public async Task Abort();
public async Task Abort(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Abort()

Async Version
Public Sub Abort() As Task
Public Sub Abort(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Abort may be used to immediately interrupt compression or decompression. Any files partially written by the component will be deleted.

In case Append or Delete is aborted the archive will be left in its original state.

AppendFiles Method (Zip Component)

Adds specified files to an existing archive.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void AppendFiles();

Async Version
public async Task AppendFiles();
public async Task AppendFiles(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub AppendFiles()

Async Version
Public Sub AppendFiles() As Task
Public Sub AppendFiles(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

All files contained in the Files collection will be appended to the archive specified by ArchiveFile.

When AppendFiles is called, only those files which are to be added to the archive must exist inside the collection. Note that if you call Scan or Extract, you must empty the collection before adding files to the collection to be appended.

After the file is added, the collection will be updated appropriately.

This method may only be used to add files to an existing archive. To add files to a new archive, the IncludeFiles and Compress methods should be used.

Compress Method (Zip Component)

Creates the compressed archive.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Compress();

Async Version
public async Task Compress();
public async Task Compress(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Compress()

Async Version
Public Sub Compress() As Task
Public Sub Compress(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Invoking Compress creates the archive specified by ArchiveFile. When the method is called, all files specified by the DecompressedName field of the Files collection will be compressed and written to ArchiveFile.

The compressed data may be streamed out by setting WriteToProgressEvent to true. If streaming is enabled the compressed data will also be provided via the Progress event. If ArchiveFile is set to an empty string the archive will be written only to this event.

The files to compress are specified in the Files collection. The file names are specified by CompressedName and DecompressedName. These should be specified before invoking Compress, either manually or by invoking IncludeFiles.

The BeginFile and EndFile events will be fired as files are processed, and the Progress event will be fired as data is compressed.

Existing files will be overwritten by the component if OverwriteFiles is set to true. Finer control over which files are overwritten may be gained by trapping the Overwrite event.

Example (Creating an Archive)

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\test.zip" ZipControl.RecurseSubdirectories = true ZipControl.IncludeFiles("c:\foo\*") ZipControl.Compress()

Config Method (Zip Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string Config(string configurationString);

Async Version
public async Task<string> Config(string configurationString);
public async Task<string> Config(string configurationString, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String) As String

Async Version
Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String) As Task(Of String)
Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task(Of String)

Remarks

Config is a generic method available in every component. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the component.

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

Delete Method (Zip Component)

Deletes one or more files from an existing archive.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Delete(string fileNames);

Async Version
public async Task Delete(string fileNames);
public async Task Delete(string fileNames, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Delete(ByVal FileNames As String)

Async Version
Public Sub Delete(ByVal FileNames As String) As Task
Public Sub Delete(ByVal FileNames As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Delete deletes one or more files from an existing archive, without reprocessing the compressed data. The archive will be opened immediately, and the file(s) will immediately be removed permanently from the archive.

The list of filenames should be specified exactly as when calling Extract:

Filenames may be set to one or more filenames or directory names. Files may be specified with or without a path, and with or without wildcards. If a path is specified, files in the indicated directory will be affected; subdirectories will be recursed into if RecurseSubdirectories is true. If no path is specified but wildcards are, matching files in all directories will be affected. If a single filename without a path is specified, it must correspond exactly to the appropriate value of CompressedName.

Directories should end with a slash ("/"). If a directory is specified, all files and subdirectories in the specified directory will be affected.

A pipe character ("|") should be used to separate multiple file or directory names. Alternatively, the method may be invoked repeatedly.

The ExcludedFiles property may be used to further limit the files to be deleted. When Delete is used to delete a directory or match wildcards, each file to be deleted is first compared against ExcludedFiles, and any files marked as excluded will not be deleted. When Delete is used to delete a single file, the value of ExcludedFiles will be ignored.

When the method is invoked, the Scan method will first be invoked, if it has not been invoked already. Note that if IncludeFiles has been invoked, or if the values of CompressedName and DecompressedName for each file in the Files collection have been set, this information will be reset by the call to Scan.

When deleting multiple files, the component will operate most efficiently if all filenames are passed to Delete in a single invocation of the method. Invoking Delete repeatedly on large archives is not recommended.

Invoking Delete will only remove files from ArchiveFile; it will not delete the files from the disk.

Example

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\\test.zip" ZipControl.Delete("default_readme.txt"); ZipControl.Append("\\mydir\\my_readme.txt", "my_readme.txt")

Extract Method (Zip Component)

Extracts a single file, directory, or group of files, from the archive.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Extract(string fileNames);

Async Version
public async Task Extract(string fileNames);
public async Task Extract(string fileNames, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Extract(ByVal FileNames As String)

Async Version
Public Sub Extract(ByVal FileNames As String) As Task
Public Sub Extract(ByVal FileNames As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Extract extracts one or more files from the archive. The file(s) will be extracted to the directory specified by ExtractToPath, and given the names found in the archive or specified by the DecompressedName of the file in the Files collection.

Filenames may be set to one or more filenames or directory names. Files may be specified with or without a path, and with or without wildcards. If a path is specified, files in the indicated directory will be affected; subdirectories will be recursed into if RecurseSubdirectories is true. If no path is specified but wildcards are, matching files in all directories will be affected. If a single filename without a path is specified, it must correspond exactly to the appropriate value of CompressedName.

Directories should end with a slash ("/"). If a directory is specified, all files and subdirectories in the specified directory will be affected.

A pipe character ("|") should be used to separate multiple file or directory names. Alternatively, the method may be invoked repeatedly.

The ExcludedFiles property may be used to further limit the files to be extracted. When Extract is used to extract a directory or match wildcards, each file to be extracted is first compared against ExcludedFiles, and any files marked as excluded will not be extracted. When Extract is used to extract a single file, the value of ExcludedFiles will be ignored.

To extract all files in the archive, the ExtractAll method may be used.

The BeginFile and EndFile events will be fired before and after each file is extracted, and the Progress event will be fired as the data is extracted. If WriteToProgressEvent is set to true, the decompressed data will be streamed out through the Progress event.

Example

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\test.tar" ZipControl.ExcludedFiles = "*.bak | backup/" ZipControl.ExtractToPath = "c:\temp" ZipControl.Extract("*") Example ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\test.zip" ZipControl.ExcludedFiles = "" ZipControl.ExtractToPath = "c:\temp" ZipControl.Extract("code/") Example ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\test.jar" ZipControl.ExcludedFiles = "*.txt" ZipControl.ExtractToPath = "c:\" ZipControl.Extract("* | docs/readme.txt")

ExtractAll Method (Zip Component)

Extracts all files from the compressed archive.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void ExtractAll();

Async Version
public async Task ExtractAll();
public async Task ExtractAll(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub ExtractAll()

Async Version
Public Sub ExtractAll() As Task
Public Sub ExtractAll(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

ExtractAll extracts all files from the archive. The file(s) will be extracted to the directory specified by ExtractToPath, and given the names found in the archive or specified by the DecompressedName field of the file in the Files collection.

If Scan has not been invoked when ExtractAll is called, Scan will automatically be invoked, and the Files collection will be set to the values found in the archive. To manually set the decompressed filenames, Scan should be invoked before setting the DecompressedName field.

Invoking this method is equivalent to setting ExcludedFiles to the empty string, and then invoking Extract with "*" as the argument. Calling this method will cause the ExcludedFiles property to be ignored; to extract all files except those specified by ExcludedFiles, call the Extract method with the wildcard "*" as the method parameter instead of calling this method.

The BeginFile and EndFile events will be fired before and after each file is extracted, and the Progress event will be fired as the data is extracted. If WriteToProgressEvent is set to true, the decompressed data will be streamed out through the Progress event.

Example (Extracting from an Archive)

ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\temp.zip" ZipControl.ExtractToPath = "c:\extracted\" ZipControl.ExtractAll()

IncludeFiles Method (Zip Component)

Specifies that the indicated files should be added to the archive.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void IncludeFiles(string fileNames);

Async Version
public async Task IncludeFiles(string fileNames);
public async Task IncludeFiles(string fileNames, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub IncludeFiles(ByVal FileNames As String)

Async Version
Public Sub IncludeFiles(ByVal FileNames As String) As Task
Public Sub IncludeFiles(ByVal FileNames As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

IncludeFiles may be used before Compress, to specify the files to be compressed. Invoking this method populates the Files collection accordingly.

Invoking the method does not create or alter the archive.

The argument should be a pipe ("|") -delimited sequence of one or more filenames. The filenames should be specified with paths if necessary, so that the files may be found on the local file system. The filenames will be stored as is in the DecompressedName field, and without a pathname in the CompressedName field of the Files collection.

Filenames may include the wildcards '?', '*', and '[ .. ]'. '?' will match any single character, and '*' will match an arbitrary sequence of characters. '[ .. ]' may be used to match any of the characters inside, or a range, such as '[a-z]'. A '\' can be used to escape wildcard characters.

If wildcards are specified, the file system will be scanned and all files matching the specified mask will be added. Moreover, subdirectories will be recursed into if RecurseSubdirectories is set to true. When recursing into subdirectories, relative path information will be stored in CompressedName field of the Files collection.

The ExcludedFiles may be used to limit the files to be compressed. This property is checked when Compress is invoked, rather than when IncludeFiles is invoked, so this property may be set before or after invoking IncludeFiles.

Note that invoking IncludeFiles will not reset the component, or remove old values of CompressedName and DecompressedName. This may be done by first clearing the Files collection.

Example

ZipControl.IncludeFiles("c:\test\* | c:\readme") ZipControl.ExcludedFiles = "*.tmp" ZipControl.Compress()

Reset Method (Zip Component)

Resets the component.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Reset();

Async Version
public async Task Reset();
public async Task Reset(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Reset()

Async Version
Public Sub Reset() As Task
Public Sub Reset(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Reset resets the state of the component. The Files collection will be cleared, all properties will be set to their default values, and any files open will be closed.

Scan Method (Zip Component)

Scans the compressed archive.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Scan();

Async Version
public async Task Scan();
public async Task Scan(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Scan()

Async Version
Public Sub Scan() As Task
Public Sub Scan(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method will scan the archive specified by ArchiveFile. The number of files and their names and sizes will be determined and written to the Files collection.

After scanning the archive, the values of DecompressedName may be changed if desired, and any number of files may be decompressed. The Extract method allows you to decompress files of your choice, and the ExtractAll method will decompress the entire archive.

Changing the values of the CompressedName field or the number of files in the Files collection will invalidate the scan. If either of these is changed and Extract or ExtractAll is then called; Scan will automatically be called again, and these values will be reset to their original values.

Calling this method will frequently generate a trappable error if the archive is corrupt. This is not guaranteed, however, as Scan only examines the headers.

Example

Dim i as Integer ZipControl.ArchiveFile = "c:\temp.zip" ZipControl.Scan() For i = 0 to ZipControl.Files(i).Count -1 Debug.Write("File name : ") Debug.Write(ZipControl.Files(i).DecompressedName) Debug.Write(" Size: ") Debug.WriteLine(ZipControl.Files(i).DecompressedSize) Next i

SetArchiveInputStream Method (Zip Component)

The stream to read the zip, tar, jar, or gzip archive from.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void SetArchiveInputStream(System.IO.Stream archiveStream);

Async Version
public async Task SetArchiveInputStream(System.IO.Stream archiveStream);
public async Task SetArchiveInputStream(System.IO.Stream archiveStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub SetArchiveInputStream(ByVal ArchiveStream As System.IO.Stream)

Async Version
Public Sub SetArchiveInputStream(ByVal ArchiveStream As System.IO.Stream) As Task
Public Sub SetArchiveInputStream(ByVal ArchiveStream As System.IO.Stream, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method should be set when the archive is to be read from a stream when Extract is called.

By default, and when this is set to null, the component will read from the file specified by ArchiveFile. However, when this is a valid stream, the data will be read from the stream.

SetArchiveOutputStream Method (Zip Component)

The stream to write the zip, tar, jar, or gzip archive to.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void SetArchiveOutputStream(System.IO.Stream archiveStream);

Async Version
public async Task SetArchiveOutputStream(System.IO.Stream archiveStream);
public async Task SetArchiveOutputStream(System.IO.Stream archiveStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub SetArchiveOutputStream(ByVal ArchiveStream As System.IO.Stream)

Async Version
Public Sub SetArchiveOutputStream(ByVal ArchiveStream As System.IO.Stream) As Task
Public Sub SetArchiveOutputStream(ByVal ArchiveStream As System.IO.Stream, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method should be set when the archive is to be written to a stream when Compress is called.

By default, and when this is set to null, the component will write to the file specified by ArchiveFile. However, when this is a valid stream, the data will be written to the stream.

Update Method (Zip Component)

Will update certain files in an archive.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Update(string fileNames);

Async Version
public async Task Update(string fileNames);
public async Task Update(string fileNames, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Update(ByVal FileNames As String)

Async Version
Public Sub Update(ByVal FileNames As String) As Task
Public Sub Update(ByVal FileNames As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

When this method is called, the component will attempt to update files in the specified archive with the current files listed in the files collection. You may use the FileNames parameter to tell the component which files in the collection/archive must be updated.

Filenames may be set to one or more filenames or directory names. Files may be specified with or without a path, and with or without wildcards. If a path is specified, files in the indicated directory will be affected; subdirectories will be recursed into if RecurseSubdirectories is true. If no path is specified but wildcards are, matching files in all directories will be affected. If a single filename without a path is specified, it must correspond exactly to the appropriate value of CompressedName.

Directories should end with a slash ("/"). If a directory is specified, all files and subdirectories in the specified directory will be affected.

A pipe character ("|") should be used to separate multiple file or directory names. Alternatively, the method may be invoked repeatedly.

BeginFile Event (Zip Component)

Fired before each file is processed.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnBeginFileHandler OnBeginFile;

public delegate void OnBeginFileHandler(object sender, ZipBeginFileEventArgs e);

public class ZipBeginFileEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public int Index { get; }
  public bool Skip { get; set; }
}

Public Event OnBeginFile As OnBeginFileHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnBeginFileHandler(sender As Object, e As ZipBeginFileEventArgs)

Public Class ZipBeginFileEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property Index As Integer
  Public Property Skip As Boolean
End Class

Remarks

BeginFile is fired before each file is processed by the compressor or decompressor, as appropriate. Index contains the array index of the file about to be processed, and the CompressedName, DecompressedName, CompressedSize (decompression only), and DecompressedSize fields of the Files collection for this index contain more detailed information about the file about to be processed.

When extracting, an alternate location may be specified by trapping the event, and modifying DecompressedName and/or ExtractToPath. If DecompressedName is set to an empty string, the file will not be written to disk. If WriteToProgressEvent is true, the file will still be decompressed, and the data may be extracted through the Progress event.

This event may also be trapped while compressing. CompressedName and DecompressedName may be changed.

You may set the Skip parameter to true in order to skip the file completely while compressing or extracting.

EndFile Event (Zip Component)

Fired after each file is processed.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnEndFileHandler OnEndFile;

public delegate void OnEndFileHandler(object sender, ZipEndFileEventArgs e);

public class ZipEndFileEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public int Index { get; }
}

Public Event OnEndFile As OnEndFileHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnEndFileHandler(sender As Object, e As ZipEndFileEventArgs)

Public Class ZipEndFileEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property Index As Integer
End Class

Remarks

EndFile is fired after each file is processed by the compressor or decompressor, as appropriate. Index contains the array index of the file processed, and the CompressedName, DecompressedName, CompressedSize, and DecompressedSize fields in the Files collection for this index contain more detailed information about the file processed.

Error Event (Zip Component)

Information about non-fatal errors.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnErrorHandler OnError;

public delegate void OnErrorHandler(object sender, ZipErrorEventArgs e);

public class ZipErrorEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string Description { get; }
  public int ErrorCode { get; }
  public int Index { get; }
  public string Filename { get; }
  public bool Ignore { get; set; }
}

Public Event OnError As OnErrorHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnErrorHandler(sender As Object, e As ZipErrorEventArgs)

Public Class ZipErrorEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property Description As String
  Public ReadOnly Property ErrorCode As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Index As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Filename As String
  Public Property Ignore As Boolean
End Class

Remarks

The Error event is fired when non-fatal errors occur during compression or decompression. Note that if this event is fired during decompression this may indicate that the archive is corrupt.

By default these errors will cause the component to fail with an exception. The exception may be overridden by setting Ignore to true. This will cause the error to be ignored, the file will be skipped if necessary, and the component will continue operation.

ErrorCode will correspond to one of the following errors:

Description contains a textual description of the error. Index and Filename contain the array index (where appropriate) and filename of the file being processed at the time of the error.

Overwrite Event (Zip Component)

Fired whenever a file exists and may be overwritten.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnOverwriteHandler OnOverwrite;

public delegate void OnOverwriteHandler(object sender, ZipOverwriteEventArgs e);

public class ZipOverwriteEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string Filename { get; set; }
  public bool Overwrite { get; set; }
}

Public Event OnOverwrite As OnOverwriteHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnOverwriteHandler(sender As Object, e As ZipOverwriteEventArgs)

Public Class ZipOverwriteEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public Property Filename As String
  Public Property Overwrite As Boolean
End Class

Remarks

Overwrite is fired when a file is about to be overwritten, and would overwrite an existing file. The event is fired during decompression.

Filename contains the full name of the file, specified with its pathname.

Overwrite specifies whether or not the file will be overwritten. For Zip, Jar, and Tar, this is equal by default to the value of the OverwriteFiles property. For Gzip, this value defaults to true.

Either of the parameters may be changed when the event is fired. Changing the value of Overwrite will override the default behavior of the component, and cause the file to be overwritten or not overwritten, depending on the value set. If Filename is changed, the value of Overwrite will be ignored, and the file will be written with the specified name. If a file of the new name also exists this file will be silently overwritten.

Password Event (Zip Component)

Fired when a file is encrypted, and the file's password is incorrect.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnPasswordHandler OnPassword;

public delegate void OnPasswordHandler(object sender, ZipPasswordEventArgs e);

public class ZipPasswordEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public int Index { get; }
  public string Password { get; set; }
}

Public Event OnPassword As OnPasswordHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnPasswordHandler(sender As Object, e As ZipPasswordEventArgs)

Public Class ZipPasswordEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property Index As Integer
  Public Property Password As String
End Class

Remarks

This event is fired when the component attempts to uncompress an encrypted file and the decryption fails due to an invalid password. The file may be identified in the collection by the Index parameter.

Setting the Password parameter in this event will cause the component to attempt to decrypt and decompress the file again with the specified password.

If the Password parameter is an empty string when this event completes, an error will occur.

Progress Event (Zip Component)

Fired as progress is made.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnProgressHandler OnProgress;

public delegate void OnProgressHandler(object sender, ZipProgressEventArgs e);

public class ZipProgressEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string Data { get; }
  public byte[] DataB { get; }
  public string Filename { get; }
  public long BytesProcessed { get; }
  public int PercentProcessed { get; }
}

Public Event OnProgress As OnProgressHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnProgressHandler(sender As Object, e As ZipProgressEventArgs)

Public Class ZipProgressEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property Data As String
  Public ReadOnly Property DataB As Byte()
  Public ReadOnly Property Filename As String
  Public ReadOnly Property BytesProcessed As Long
  Public ReadOnly Property PercentProcessed As Integer
End Class

Remarks

The Progress event is automatically fired as compression or decompression is performed. When WriteToProgressEvent is true, the output data is provided through the Data parameter, allowing for it to be streamed out.

Filename contains the name of the file being written. If no file is being written, Filename will contain an empty string, and the output data will be provided exclusively through this event.

BytesProcessed contains the total number of uncompressed bytes processed. PercentProcessed contains the percent of uncompressed bytes processed, corresponding roughly to the running time of the operation.

For Gzip extraction only, BytesProcessed and PercentProcessed will reflect the number of compressed bytes extracted, as it is generally impossible to predetermine the total uncompressed size.

If WriteToProgressEvent is false, Data will contain null.

ZIPFile Type

The Zip file in the archive.

Remarks

This type contains information about the Zip file that either exists in the archive or is being added to the archive.

Fields

Constructors

• C#
• VB.NET

public ZIPFile();

Public ZIPFile()

• C#
• VB.NET

public ZIPFile(string decompressedName);

Public ZIPFile(ByVal DecompressedName As String)

• C#
• VB.NET

public ZIPFile(string compressedName, string decompressedName);

Public ZIPFile(ByVal CompressedName As String, ByVal DecompressedName As String)

• C#
• VB.NET

public ZIPFile(string compressedName, System.IO.Stream inputStream);

Public ZIPFile(ByVal CompressedName As String, ByVal InputStream As System.IO.Stream)

Config Settings (Zip Component)

Zip Config Settings

Base Config Settings

Trappable Errors (Zip Component)

The following errors may be generated by the component. Note that frequently the error message will contain more specific information than what is listed here.

Note that some non-fatal errors may be trapped and explicitly ignored in the Error event. This will allow the component to continue operation even in case of error.

Zip Errors