For .NET Standard development, the installer will copy the .NET Standard assembly DLLs into the product's installation folder, usually in

<Installation Folder>\Xceed Zip for .NET v#.#\Bin\NETStandard
<Installation Folder>\Xceed Zip for .NET v#.#\Bin\Signed DLLs\NETStandard

Requirements

Visual Studio 2017 version 15.3 (or later) with .NET Core feature installed. Or, on non-Windows platforms, the .NET Core 2.0 (or later) SDK.

New Project

A new project needs to be created:

• Start Visual Studio.
• From the menu bar, pick File -> New -> Project.
• Under "Installed", select your preferred programming language, like Visual C# or Visual Basic, for example.
• Select a project type that supports .NET Standard assemblies. Microsoft maintains a table that shows the supported platforms.
• Enter the name of the project you want to create and the location where it will be created.
• Click on the "OK" button.

Add References

Xceed assemblies can now be added to the project:

• To add references to the assemblies, select the "Add Reference" option from your "Project" menu. This can also be done by right-clicking on the "References" menu in the "Solution Explorer" and selecting the "Add Reference" option.
• Click the "Browse..." button.
• Browse to the folder where the .NET Standard Dlls have been installed. Select the dll files appropriate for the needs of the application. Please see the redistributable files page for details on what assemblies need to be referenced depending on the functionality used.
• Once you have finished selecting the assemblies from the list, click on the "OK" button.

Set the LicenseKey property

The components need to be licensed for runtime use. Jump to the Licensing topic for detailed instructions.

Add using directives

You can then add using directives to your code to create aliases for existing namespaces and avoid having to type the fully qualified type names.

// Zip
using Xceed.Compression;
using Xceed.FileSystem;
//using Xceed.FileSystem.Windows; // Optional secondary APIs
using Xceed.Zip;


// Streaming Compression
using Xceed.Compression;
using Xceed.Compression.Formats;


// Ftp
using Xceed.FileSystem;
using Xceed.Ftp;


// SSH and SFtp
using Xceed.FileSystem;
using Xceed.SSH.Client;
using Xceed.SSH.Protocols;
using Xceed.SSH.Core;


// Tar and GZip
using Xceed.FileSystem;
using Xceed.Tar;
//using Xceed.Tar.Streaming; // Optional secondary APIs
using Xceed.GZip;

' Zip
Imports Xceed.Compression
Imports Xceed.FileSystem
'using Xceed.FileSystem.Windows; // Optional secondary APIs
Imports Xceed.Zip


' Streaming Compression
Imports Xceed.Compression
Imports Xceed.Compression.Formats


' Ftp
Imports Xceed.FileSystem
Imports Xceed.Ftp


' SSH and SFtp
Imports Xceed.FileSystem
Imports Xceed.SSH.Client
Imports Xceed.SSH.Protocols
Imports Xceed.SSH.Core


' Tar and GZip
Imports Xceed.FileSystem
Imports Xceed.Tar
'using Xceed.Tar.Streaming; // Optional secondary APIs
Imports Xceed.GZip