Encrypting the zip file

[snagashree]

Hi, i have developed an application to zip the file using shell32.dll file and natively zipped the file now i want to encrypt the file with password ie.,same as how we provide password to the zipped files i want to do this programmatically can anyone please help me out in this regard it will be great help!!! Thanking You in advance nagashree

[Christian Graus]

The shell does not support this, you'll need a third party library to do that.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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