.NET Framework Reading and writing Zip files
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Introduction
The ZipFile class lives in the System.IO.Compression namespace. It can be used to read from, and write to Zip files.
Remarks
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You can also use a MemoryStream instead of a FileStream.
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Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | The stream has already been closed, or the capabilities of the stream does not match the mode (eg: trying to write to a read only stream) |
| ArgumentNullException | input stream is null |
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | mode has an invalid value |
| InvalidDataException | See list below |
When a InvalidDataException is thrown, it can have 3 causes:
- The contents of the stream could not be interpreted as a zip archive
- mode is Update and an entry is missing from the archive or is corrupt and cannot be read
- mode is Update and an entry is too large to fit into memory
All information has been taken from this MSDN page
