Get Started - Create a ZIP Archive

• Sep 19, 2023
• 2 minutes to read

Important

You need a license for the DevExpress Office File API Subscription or DevExpress Universal Subscription to use these examples in production code.

This article describes how to get started with the ZIP compression component for .NET Framework and .NET Core.

Create a .NET Framework Application

1. Create a new Console Application (.NET Framework) project.

2. Add a reference to the DevExpress.Docs.v23.2.dll library.

3. Paste the code below in the Main method of the Program.cs file (Main procedure of the Module1.vb file for Visual Basic).

   C#

   using DevExpress.Compression;
   // ...
   
   static void Main(string[] args)
   {
       string zipFileName = "d:\\Test.zip";
       string sourceDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\DevExpress Demos 19.2\Components\Data";
       string password = "123";
       EncryptionType encryptionType = EncryptionType.PkZip;
       using (ZipArchive archive = new ZipArchive())
       {
           archive.Password = password;
           archive.EncryptionType = encryptionType;
           archive.AddDirectory(sourceDir);
           archive.Save(zipFileName);
       }
   }
   

   VB.NET

   Imports DevExpress.Compression
   ' ...
   
   Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
       Private zipFileName As String = "Test.zip"
       Private sourceDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\DevExpress Demos 19.2\Components\Data"
       Private password As String = "123"
       Private encryptionType As EncryptionType = EncryptionType.PkZip
       Using archive As New ZipArchive()
           archive.Password = password
           archive.EncryptionType = encryptionType
           archive.AddDirectory(sourceDir)
           archive.Save(zipFileName)
       End Using
   End Sub
   

4. Run the project. The code example creates the Test.zip archive with all files encrypted using “123” password.

Create a .NET Core Application

1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio and create a new Console Application (.NET Core) project.

2. Install the DevExpress.Document.Processor NuGet package.

3. Paste the code below in the Main method of the Program.cs file (Main procedure of the Module1.vb file for Visual Basic).

   C#

   using DevExpress.Compression;
   // ...
   
   static void Main(string[] args)
   {
       string zipFileName = "d:\\Test.zip";
       string sourceDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\DevExpress Demos 19.2\Components\Data";
       string password = "123";
       EncryptionType encryptionType = EncryptionType.PkZip;
       using (ZipArchive archive = new ZipArchive())
       {
           archive.Password = password;
           archive.EncryptionType = encryptionType;
           archive.AddDirectory(sourceDir);
           archive.Save(zipFileName);
       }
   }
   

   VB.NET

   Imports DevExpress.Compression
   ' ...
   
   Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
       Private zipFileName As String = "Test.zip"
       Private sourceDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\DevExpress Demos 19.2\Components\Data"
       Private password As String = "123"
       Private encryptionType As EncryptionType = EncryptionType.PkZip
       Using archive As New ZipArchive()
           archive.Password = password
           archive.EncryptionType = encryptionType
           archive.AddDirectory(sourceDir)
           archive.Save(zipFileName)
       End Using
   End Sub
   

4. Run the project. The code example creates the Test.zip archive with all files encrypted using “123” password.