Chris Maunder wrote: The libraries we use have been very patchy in their ability to actually read 7z files. C# (.NET) Interface for 7-Zip Archive DLLs[^] SevenZipSharp[^] Or the lowest level: LZMA SDK[^] :) "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

CDP1802 wrote: if (this == null) { throw new NullReferenceException(); } You don't know how hard we laughed when we found such one in code library. Regards Vallarasu S | BreakingDotNet.blogspot.com

Better one ... :laugh: private static void DoSplash() { Interaction.Shell(Application.StartupPath + "\\splashscreen.exe", AppWinStyle.MaximizedFocus, true, -1) } .. and God help us all ;P

I wonder what will happen when //do some stuff here throws an exception??? ;-)

Richard A. Dalton wrote: You beat me to it only just. :-D Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.

That's painful. Reminds me of when I first learned exception handling... I programmed a message box for most, if not all, exceptions... Don't worry. I've learned. :-D

depends what type of programming style you're into. Some might find the mentioned method easier/simpler to read/understand. "Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>

I'd rather think of The Onion's E-Toilet. See here: http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-etoilet-to-revolutionize-online-shitting,633/[^]