// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1578823/creating-a-zip-extractor
public static void CreateSelfExtra()
{
string DirectoryToZip = "";
string ZipFileToCreate = "";
using (Ionic.Zip.ZipFile zip = new Ionic.Zip.ZipFile())
{
zip.Comment = "This will be embedded into a self-extracting console-based exe";
//zip.StatusMessageTextWriter = System.Console.Out;
zip.AddDirectory(DirectoryToZip); // recurses subdirectories
//zip.Password = "******";
//zip.Encryption = Ionic.Zip.EncryptionAlgorithm.WinZipAes256;
//zip.Save(ZipFileToCreate);
Ionic.Zip.SelfExtractorSaveOptions options = new Ionic.Zip.SelfExtractorSaveOptions();
options.Flavor = Ionic.Zip.SelfExtractorFlavor.ConsoleApplication;
//options.DefaultExtractDirectory = System.IO.Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop), System.IO.Directory.GetParent(ZipFileToCreate).Name);
options.DefaultExtractDirectory = "%TEMP%";
options.ExtractExistingFile = Ionic.Zip.ExtractExistingFileAction.OverwriteSilently;
// http://dotnetzip.codeplex.com/workitem/10682
//options.IconFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "box_software.ico");
//options.PostExtractCommandLine = "putty.exe";
//options.Quiet = true;
//options.RemoveUnpackedFilesAfterExecute = true;
zip.SaveSelfExtractor(System.IO.Path.ChangeExtension(ZipFileToCreate, ".exe"), options);
} // End Using zip
} // End Sub CreateSelfExtra
} // End Sub ZipWithDotNetZip
public static void ZipAutoExtract()
{
using (Ionic.Zip.ZipFile zip = new Ionic.Zip.ZipFile())
{
// zip up a directory
zip.AddDirectory("C:\\project1\\datafiles", "data");
zip.Comment = "This will be embedded into a self-extracting exe";
zip.AddEntry("Readme.txt", "This is content for a 'Readme' file that will appear in the zip.");
zip.SaveSelfExtractor("archive.exe", Ionic.Zip.SelfExtractorFlavor.ConsoleApplication);
} // End Using zip
} // End Using ZipAutoExtract
