ZipFolder(DirectoryInfo,String) Method

Zips the content of the given folder and places the zip inside that same folder

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function ZipFolder( _ 
   ByVal folder As DirectoryInfo, _ 
   ByVal zipFileName As String _ 
) As Boolean

public static bool ZipFolder( 
   DirectoryInfo folder,
   string zipFileName 
)

Parameters

folder: The folder which content will be compressed
zipFileName: The name of the zip file

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

ZipFile Class
ZipFile Members
Overload List