How to do zip in .Net? How to make zip file in .Net?

Definition: Make zip file.

Method:

1) Add the Ionic.Zip dll through Add reference

2) Add the NameSpaces (using Ionic.Zip;). 

Code: 

A) Following method will zip whole folder.

protected void btnZip_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string zipfilename = @"f:\\zip\\myzip.zip";  //zipped file name
        string filename = @"F:\\myfiles";         //folder to be zip

        using (ZipFile zip = new ZipFile())
        {
            zip.AddDirectory(filename);
            zip.Save(zipfilename);
        }
    }

Output:

myzip.zip folder at F: drive.

B) Following method will add selected file and folders from different path and add it to archive folder.

 

 protected void btnZip_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string zipfilename = @"f:\\unzip\\myzip.zip";   //zipped file name
        string filename = @"F:\\myfiles";                //folder to be zip

        using (ZipFile zip = new ZipFile())
        {
            //// add this map file into the "images" directory in the zip archive
            zip.AddFile("F:\\Food\\files\\0.png","images");

            //// add the report into a different directory in the archive
            zip.AddFile("F:\\Recipe", "Files");

            zip.AddDirectory("f:\\ticket", "Ticket");

            zip.Save(zipfilename);
        }
    }

Output:

myzip.zip folder at F: drive.

This zip folder will contain 3 folders i.e. images, Files and Ticket.

You run one by one each code and you can see difference between 2 methods.