Question

I am creating a FileFinder class, where you can do a search like this:

    var fileFinder = new FileFinder(
                         new string[]
                             {
                                  "C:\\MyFolder1",
                                  "C:\\MyFolder2" 
                             }, 
                         new string[]
                             {
                                  "*.txt",
                                  "*.doc"
                             } );
    fileFinder.FileFound += new EventHandler<FileFinderEventArgs>(FileFinder_FileFound);
    DoSearch();

If I executed that code, FileFinder_FileFound would be called every time a *.txt or *.doc file was found in C:\\MyFolder1 and its subfolders, or C:\\MyFolder2 and its subfolders.

Sot the class looks through subfolders, but I also want it to look through any zip files it comes across, as if they were folders. How can I do this? It would be preferable that no temporary files be created…

EDIT Forgot to mention this is not a personal project; its for a commercial application I’m working on with my company.

Answer 1

Checkout System.IO.Packaging Namespace available in .NET 3.5 and higher. You’ll find some good answers here