How to extract files from .CAB file using C#.Net?

Question

Hi All,

I have a CAB file generated from CABARC.EXE. I need to extract the file using ASP.Net C#.Net.

How to do it in C#.net itself? I don't want to use the same CABARC.EXE for extraction. Because we don't use this tool in production environment.

Please give your valuable suggestions/code to achieve this task.

Thanks in advance

Ganesh.

Answer 1

If you want a native C# solution I suggest you start with the file specification for CAB files here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc483132(EXCHG.80).aspx

Answer 2

Have a look at http://www.wotsit.org/list.asp?al=C

There you have a file format description for the CAB file. Maybe there exists already a component able to extract.

Answer 3

I googled this for you.

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/files/CABCompressExtract.aspx

Looks like it does everything you want.