[ { "Id": "186345", "ThreadId": "55202", "Html": "Hello! My name's Alessandro.
\r\nI'm using DotNetZip 1.8.2.11 Beta and I love it. But I'd like to have a method (or a procedure) to exclude a directory from Zip method.
\r\n
\r\nExample:
\r\nI've a directory "Pippo" with three subdirectories (no empty): "FolderOne", "FolderTwo" and "FolderThree". I need to Zip the "Pippo" directory but excluding the "FolderOne" directory, for example. For the files, I can use the searchCriteria in AddSelectedFiles method to exclude some files. How can I do this with a directory?
\r\n
\r\nMany thanks!
\r\nRegards,
\r\nAlessandro.
\r\n", "PostedDate": "2009-05-03T16:23:23.177-07:00", "UserRole": null, "MarkedAsAnswerDate": null }, { "Id": "186580", "ThreadId": "55202", "Html": "Alex, I believe you can do this with a filespec that matches the directory.
\r\n
\r\nname != Pippo\\FolderOne\\*.*
\r\n
\r\nWhat have you tried?\r\n", "PostedDate": "2009-05-04T08:54:40.4-07:00", "UserRole": null, "MarkedAsAnswerDate": null }, { "Id": "186739", "ThreadId": "55202", "Html": "I'm using Linux (and Mono 2.2) and this solution does not work (I wrote name != Pippo/FolderOne/*.* ). Tomorrow I will try on Windows too, but I think that in the string searchCriteria is possible specify only the filename without the path (full or partial).
\r\n
\r\nThank you however.
\r\nBye.
\r\n", "PostedDate": "2009-05-04T17:09:35.94-07:00", "UserRole": null, "MarkedAsAnswerDate": null }, { "Id": "186817", "ThreadId": "55202", "Html": "Well, I tried on Windows too and it does not work.
\r\n
\r\nEDIT: I downloaded the source code and in FileSelector.cs (at lines 540~544) I can read:
\r\n"///If the name pattern contains any slashes, it is
\r\n /// matched to the entire filename, including the path; otherwise, it is matched
\r\n /// against only the filename without the path.  This means a pattern of "*\\*.*" matches
\r\n /// all files one directory level deep, while a pattern of "*.*" matches all files in
\r\n /// all directories."
\r\n
\r\n
\r\nSo, now I think it is a bug.
\r\n
\r\nBye.
\r\n
\r\nEDIT:
\r\nI've resolved my issue with this:
\r\n
\r\n for (int i = 0; i < ProfileToBackup.Count; i++)
\r\n                {
\r\n                    string[] FolderToBackup = (string[])ProfileToBackup[i];
\r\n                    DirectoryInfo ProfileDirectory= new DirectoryInfo(FolderToBackup[1]);
\r\n                    FileInfo[] FileList = ProfileDirectory.GetFiles("*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
\r\n                    foreach (FileInfo CurrentFile in FileList)
\r\n                    {
\r\n                        if (NameOfProgram == "OperaBrowser" && Environment.OSVersion.ToString().Contains("Unix") && CurrentFile.DirectoryName.Contains(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal) + "/.opera/mail"))
\r\n                        {
\r\n
\r\n                        }
\r\n                        else Zip.AddFile(CurrentFile.FullName, Path.GetDirectoryName(CurrentFile.FullName.Replace(FolderToBackup[1], FolderToBackup[0])));  
\r\n                    }
\r\n                }
\r\n
\r\nSo, I can exclude the entire "mail" folder.
\r\n", "PostedDate": "2009-05-04T23:48:12.723-07:00", "UserRole": null, "MarkedAsAnswerDate": null }, { "Id": "187028", "ThreadId": "55202", "Html": "This discussion has been copied to a work item. Click here to go to the work item and continue the discussion.", "PostedDate": "2009-05-05T11:22:43.343-07:00", "UserRole": null, "MarkedAsAnswerDate": null }, { "Id": "188176", "ThreadId": "55202", "Html": "

Alessandro, I'm glad you solved your problem, but I am still trying to see if I can understand it.

\r\n

When I use the code below, I get the expected results: excluding a directory from the files that are inserted into the zip.

\r\n
\tusing (ZipFile zip = new ZipFile())\r\n\t{\r\n\t    zip.AddSelectedFiles("name != Pippo\\\\two\\\\*.*", "Pippo", true);\r\n\t    zip.Save(_zipFileName);\r\n\t}\r\n
\r\n

All files in the Pippo directory are included in the zip, except files in the Pippo\\two subdirectory. Is this what you want? It works for me with v1.8.3.1.  

", "PostedDate": "2009-05-08T09:01:24.58-07:00", "UserRole": null, "MarkedAsAnswerDate": null }, { "Id": "188271", "ThreadId": "55202", "Html": "

Yes! Now it works very well! Thank you very much!

", "PostedDate": "2009-05-08T13:05:04.72-07:00", "UserRole": null, "MarkedAsAnswerDate": null }, { "Id": "270157", "ThreadId": "55202", "Html": "

Hi Cheeso,

\r\n

    I'm using the exclusion feature and its working perfectly except for when I try to exclude a file or folder with spaces. For example,

\r\n

I'm trying to do this:

\r\n

 

\r\n
\r\n
using (ZipFile zip = new ZipFile())\r\n{\r\n    zip.UpdateSelectedFiles("name != C:\\\\folder\\\\File 1", "C:\\\\Folder", "Folder", true);\r\n}\r\n
\r\n
\r\n

 

\r\n

but it seems to be getting confused by the space and throws this exception:

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System.ArgumentException: '1'
at Ionic.FileSelector._ParseCriterion(String s)
at Ionic.FileSelector..ctor(String selectionCriteria)
at Ionic.Zip.ZipFile._AddOrUpdateSelectedFiles(String selectionCriteria, String directoryOnDisk, String directoryPathInArchive, Boolean recurseDirectories, Boolean wantUpdate)
at Ionic.Zip.ZipFile.UpdateSelectedFiles(String selectionCriteria, String directoryOnDisk, String directoryPathInArchive, Boolean recurseDirectories)

\r\n

I tried putting quotes around the path like this: 

\r\n

\r\n

\r\n
using (ZipFile zip = new ZipFile())\r\n{\r\n    zip.UpdateSelectedFiles("name != \\"C:\\\\folder\\\\File 1\\"", "C:\\\\Folder", "Folder", true);\r\n}\r\n
\r\n
\r\n

\r\n
but it threw the same exception. Any way around this?

Thanks
", "PostedDate": "2009-12-22T22:35:56.247-08:00", "UserRole": null, "MarkedAsAnswerDate": null } ]