hi friends,

  i have to create a scheduled backup that should be zip(compressed) format. i m using vb.net 1.0. Is there any way to do this if there plese show me. if any one has source code then please mail me. it's an emergency please.

thanks

dkautilya
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dkautilya
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You have many options to compress file in .NET.

Free Options
(*) http://www.icsharpcode.net/ (SharpZip Editor)
(*) You can use Visual J# vjslib.dll and use using java.util.zip

Components
(*)XCeed Zip Component.

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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Thanks deepak.

   but i am developing application in vb.net, and i don't know how to utilize c# library in vb.net. i want free solution. if it is there. i want scheduled back up so the command has to be executed on time by the application it self. if u have solution please reply me soon.

thanks


dkautilya
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Kautilya,

You can just refer the compiled C# Assembly and refer the methods there. Did you check the ICSharpcode SharpZip documentation and examples?

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
Personal Web: http://www.lavanyadeepak.tk/
I Blog At: http://deepak.blogdrive.com/

yes currently i m doing the same

dkautilya
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hi,
i gone throgh it buti didn't find any way to use it in vb.net if u have any idea please tell me

thanks


dkautilya
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Kautilya,

For VB.NET specifically, try this URL: http://www.codeproject.com/vb/net/re...sp#xx1138310xx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...zipcompression

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
Personal Web: http://www.lavanyadeepak.tk/
I Blog At: http://deepak.blogdrive.com/