How to zip/unzip files without 3rd party vb.net

Question

Is there any code for vb.net so i can zip and unzip file without any 3rd party programs. e.g. (i know this is not right)

 Using zip As ZipFile = New ZipFile
    zip.AddDirectory(directory)
    zip.Save(targetZip)
End Using

possible duplicate of [Open-source zip library for .NET?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/374396/open-source-zip-library-for-net) — R. Martinho Fernandes, Jul 27 '11 at 12:52

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 27 '11 at 12:51

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There's the ZipPackage class in .NET but it is such a PITA to use that you are probably better of using a third party library such as SharpZipLib.

answered Jul 27 '11 at 12:51

Darin Dimitrov

I am still confused to how it works – Kuzon Jul 27 '11 at 12:55
@Kuzon, it is pretty well documented. Is there some part of the documentation that you are confused with? Or some specific example that you try to implement and that didn't work? – Darin Dimitrov Jul 27 '11 at 12:58
How do i use SharpZibLib with vb.net... sorry I am still quite new to programming... – Kuzon Jul 27 '11 at 20:06

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