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  • Compress Folders with Visual Basic and the SharpZipLib in VB.NETNov 08, 2012. This article shall describe an approach that may be used to collect files from multiple locations and zip them up into a single zipped folder. The code contained in the sample project may be useful.
  • Compress Folders with C# and SharpZipLibApr 25, 2007. This article shall describe an approach that may be used to collect files from multiple locations and zip them up into a single zipped folder. The code contained in the sample project may be useful if one needs to gather up multiple files, zip them up, and then do something with them such as upload the zipped files to a server location for storage or processing.
  • Reading Zip Files with SharpZip Library in .NETOct 03, 2023. SharpZipLib is a library for .NET that allows working with compressed files, particularly ZIP archives. To read a ZIP file using SharpZipLib, you first install the library and import the necessary namespaces. Then, you open the ZIP file using a `ZipFile` object, access its entries (files or folders), and process the entry data according to your application's needs. Finally, ensure to close the ZIP file properly to release associated resources.
  • Opening Jars with Visual BasicNov 09, 2012. This article shall describe an approach that may be used to extract Jar files.
  • Opening Jars with C# Jul 07, 2008. This article shall describe an approach that may be used to extract Jar files. Jars are merely files compressed using zip compression; the primary difference between a standard trash zip file and a jar file is that the jar file includes a manifest; also a true jar files can be run as an executable on a machine equipped with the java runtime.