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andrew Sullivan
andrew Sullivan

Reputation: 4084

unzipping a file using c#

which one is better to unzip a file in C# using window shell or uzipping it in c# using third party software like DotNetZip?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 529

Answers (2)

Graham Clark
Graham Clark

Reputation: 12966

Definitely use a library, it will (should) be faster, and easier to test and debug. I've used SharpZipLib in the past with no problems.

Upvotes: 1

Hans Olsson
Hans Olsson

Reputation: 55001

DotNetZip has worked very well for me in WinForms apps.

The built in Windows Zip functionality seems quite picky about files and fails easy.

Upvotes: 4

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