Zip Directory Activity

Description:

Creates a zip archive from a directory of source files.

Inheritance Hierarchy:

System.Object
  System.Activities.Activity
    System.Activities.CodeActivity
      Geocortex.Workflow.Activities.ZipDirectory

Function:

This activity zips the contents of a directory into a single zip archive.

In a Workflow:

The Zip Directory activity is useful when a workflow produces multiple files as output in a directory and you wish to provide those files to the end user as a single zip file.

Properties:

Name	Description
In Arguments
File Filter	A regular expression file filter to apply. For example: "\.txt$" for only files ending in ".txt". By default all files are included.
Include Subdirectories	`True` to include the current directory and all its subdirectories; `False` to include only the current directory. The default if `False`.
Password	A password for the zip archive.
Source Directory	The source directory containing the files to zip.
Zip File Path	The path of the zip file to create. The activity throws a `System.IO.IOException` if the zip file path is contained within the source directory.
Misc
Display Name	ZipDirectory You can change the name of an activity to one that describes what it does. A descriptive name can make a workflow easier to interpret and maintain.
Use Zip64	Whether to use ZIP64 extensions when saving the zip archive. The default value `AsNecessary` is appropriate in most cases.

Version Information:

Supported from: Geocortex Essentials 4.2.