Sure I am being stupid but I can't find the ionic.zip.dll

On their page I clicked on the download archive button. I have unzipped all the files but I can't see the dll. Clearly I am doing something wrong but what?

I have search the folder foe the file and nothing is returned

2 Answers

The dll is within this download, it's just been renamed in a manifest, as can been viewed within the json file '\releases\releaseList.json'

To access the latest version, extract the following file:

'\releases\9\f8f1b2b3-518d-4802-ab92-ac64f37b6c85'

Rename this file to 'DotNetZipLib-DevKit-v1.9.zip'

Within this zip there are a few different projects (I'm assuming zip-v1.9 is the .net zip package)

eg: '\zip-v1.9\Release\Ionic.Zip.dll'

The legacy DotNetZip project was moved into the Archive on CodePlex. To get the Ionic.Zip.Dll from the Archive download, some file manipulation is needed:

  1. Extract the archive download.
  2. Navigate to \releases\9
  3. Locate the file called 5cea1d3e-6620-4516-b3db-ea1791d01f90 (the file mentioned in the other answer does not contain the dll)
  4. In Windows Explorer, right-click the above file and select Copy (or press CTRL+C)
  5. Press CTRL+V to paste as a new file, and name it tools.zip or some other appropriate name
  6. Double-click the tools.zip you just created, and you'll find not only the DLL you seek but also various compiled EXE's including the sample WinForm.

NOTES

  • I'd have made this correction to the other answer but don't have sufficient reputation yet to do so.
  • If you want the most up-to-date versions, you may consider alternatively using NuGet in Visual Studio to simply add DotNetZip to your project, and do an Imports Ionic.Zip
  • The OP may not need this answer at this point, but I was just looking for this answer myself so I'm posting this in case it helps others. However big thanks to @Radderz for getting me 90% of the way there.
  • You'll find the DLL in some of the other files, too, but the one I mentioned has the other compiled tools as well, which might be useful.
  • Don't overlook the license file - it's in one of the other accompanying files.

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