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self-extracting files in .netlet's say I have a folder or folders with a lot of sequential image files.
I want the .net prog to package it as, maybe, a cabinet file so that downloading or uploading will be easier. Ideally, zipping it would be good, but I would like my prog to do the job instead. So, I was thinking about cabinet files, but I can't figure out how that can be done. There is no information on that in .net. So, basically, my question is .... what's the best way to 'zip' a lot of folders and files into one file for easy uploading and downloading? chad wrote:
> let's say I have a folder or folders with a lot of sequential image files. Zip them using #ziplib from www.icsharpcode.net. I use it in an auto> I want the .net prog to package it as, maybe, a cabinet file so that > downloading or uploading will be easier. > > Ideally, zipping it would be good, but I would like my prog to do the job > instead. So, I was thinking about cabinet files, but I can't figure out how > that can be done. There is no information on that in .net. > > So, basically, my question is .... what's the best way to 'zip' a lot of > folders and files into one file for easy uploading and downloading? backup program I wrote as well as several other applications. Work great! -- Tom Shelton awesome Tom!! Thanks a bunch. I'll try it out :-)
Show quoteHide quote "Tom Shelton" wrote: > > chad wrote: > > let's say I have a folder or folders with a lot of sequential image files. > > I want the .net prog to package it as, maybe, a cabinet file so that > > downloading or uploading will be easier. > > > > Ideally, zipping it would be good, but I would like my prog to do the job > > instead. So, I was thinking about cabinet files, but I can't figure out how > > that can be done. There is no information on that in .net. > > > > So, basically, my question is .... what's the best way to 'zip' a lot of > > folders and files into one file for easy uploading and downloading? > > Zip them using #ziplib from www.icsharpcode.net. I use it in an auto > backup program I wrote as well as several other applications. Work > great! > > -- > Tom Shelton > > Look up SharpZipLib for a free 3rd party zipping library for .NET. I don't
think there is an easy way to programatically create CAB or MSI files. -Ron Show quoteHide quote "chad" <c***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1265CC95-8AB3-4730-AB0E-4789593B3725@microsoft.com... > let's say I have a folder or folders with a lot of sequential image files. > I want the .net prog to package it as, maybe, a cabinet file so that > downloading or uploading will be easier. > > Ideally, zipping it would be good, but I would like my prog to do the job > instead. So, I was thinking about cabinet files, but I can't figure out > how > that can be done. There is no information on that in .net. > > So, basically, my question is .... what's the best way to 'zip' a lot of > folders and files into one file for easy uploading and downloading? "chad" <c***@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb: Compressing files and data> So, basically, my question is .... what's the best way to 'zip' a lot of > folders and files into one file for easy uploading and downloading? <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=compression&lang=en> -- M S Herfried K. Wagner M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/> V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/> When the setup wizard is used to create an .msi file, are the files contained
in the .msi file compressed? -- Show quoteHide quoteDennis in Houston "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" wrote: > "chad" <c***@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb: > > So, basically, my question is .... what's the best way to 'zip' a lot of > > folders and files into one file for easy uploading and downloading? > > Compressing files and data > <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=compression&lang=en> > > -- > M S Herfried K. Wagner > M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/> > V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/> > "Dennis" <Den***@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb: This depends on the project's options you have set.> When the setup wizard is used to create an .msi file, are the files > contained > in the .msi file compressed? -- M S Herfried K. Wagner M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/> V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/> Under the project's properties, I see a Deployment but nothing on this screen
indicates anything to do with compression. Where and what options should I set to get compressed files in the set-up msi file? -- Show quoteHide quoteDennis in Houston "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" wrote: > "Dennis" <Den***@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb: > > When the setup wizard is used to create an .msi file, are the files > > contained > > in the .msi file compressed? > > This depends on the project's options you have set. > > -- > M S Herfried K. Wagner > M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/> > V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/> > > "Dennis" <Den***@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb: I created a setup project in VS 2005. In "Project" -> "Properties" I can > Under the project's properties, I see a Deployment but nothing on this > screen > indicates anything to do with compression. Where and what options should > I > set to get compressed files in the set-up msi file? select packaging and compression options in "Configuration Settings" -> "Build". -- M S Herfried K. Wagner M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/> V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/> It seems that vb.net 2003 doesn't have this option...too bad. I wonder what
2003 does when you make a setup file. Anyway, VB.net 2005 is a long way off for me, like a year or so when the bugs are out of it and based on the complaints I see posted, at least until SP2 comes out for it. -- Show quoteHide quoteDennis in Houston "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" wrote: > "Dennis" <Den***@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb: > > Under the project's properties, I see a Deployment but nothing on this > > screen > > indicates anything to do with compression. Where and what options should > > I > > set to get compressed files in the set-up msi file? > > I created a setup project in VS 2005. In "Project" -> "Properties" I can > select packaging and compression options in "Configuration Settings" -> > "Build". > > -- > M S Herfried K. Wagner > M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/> > V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/> > > 
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