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    Let's say you want to zip all the .BMP files in the "C:\SERVER5\COMMON\DATA\BITMAPS\" folder, but you only want the "DATA\BITMAPS\" portion of the path to be stored before each filename. Note the following code:

    Visual Basic Copy Code

    XceedZip1.ZipFilename = "C:\TEMP\TEST.ZIP"
    XceedZip1.FilesToProcess = "C:\SERVER5\COMMON\DATA\BITMAPS\*.BMP"
    XceedZip1.PreservePaths = True

    ResultCode = XceedZip1.Zip

    'If you use the above code, your files will be stored in the zip file with the following (incorrect)
    ' path and file names (the drive letter and colon are always discarded):

    '"SERVER5\COMMON\DATA\BITMAPS\PICTURE1.BMP"
    '"SERVER5\COMMON\DATA\BITMAPS\PICTURE2.BMP"

    …

    'To get the desired results, use the following code:

    XceedZip1.ZipFilename = "C:\TEMP\TEST.ZIP"
    XceedZip1.BasePath = "C:\SERVER5\COMMON"
    XceedZip1.FilesToProcess = "DATA\BITMAPS\*.BMP"
    XceedZip1.PreservePaths = True 

    ResultCode = XceedZip1.Zip 

    'The files will then be stored with the following (correct) path and filenames instead:
    '"DATA\BITMAPS\PICTURE1.BMP"
    '"DATA\BITMAPS\PICTURE2.BMP"

     

     

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