in C# .net framework 2.0 how can i unzip a .zip file to a specified directory and have it wait untill it is done before moveing on

Question

Hello! i have a .zip file that my application needs to extract, and run how would i go about doing this? it needs to extract Programs\Test\Build.zip to the directory:

string tempFolder = System.Environment.GetEvironmentVariable("HomeDrive");

then it needs to wait till its finished, then run the exe "Compile.exe" that was extracted, ideas?

Answer 1

Well, for one thing you could extract it in code, using SharpZipLib.

There's a sample for unpacking a complete zip file.

Once that's done, just use Process.Start to launch the executable.

Answer 2

I suggest using SharpZipLib as described here. It's easy to use and I think it's synchronous by default. See this page for samples on how to use it.

And then just execute it using Process.Start

Answer 3

I have used http://dotnetzip.codeplex.com/

Lots of examples here: http://dotnetzip.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=CS-Examples&referringTitle=Examples