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Files and Folders - Compression			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
DecompressLibrary - a general library to decompress a zip, gz, or tar.gz file into a memory buffer Updated: 14 Nov 2005   A library that provides an easy to use class (CDecompressLibrary) that will detect and decompress into memory buffers an archive file (zip, gz, tar.gz). VC6, VC7.1, NT4, VS.NET2003, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Marius Daniel Ciorecan	4.68
Zip Utils - clean, elegant, simple, C++/Win32 Updated: 1 Aug 2005   Adding zip/unzip easily, no LIBS or DLLs, with an elegant and powerful API. VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, VS.NET2003, eVC 4.0, Embedded, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	ljw1004	4.62
Compress Folders with C# and the SharpZipLib Updated: 24 Jan 2008   This article shall describe an approach that may be used to collect files from multiple locations and zip them up into a single zipped folder. VS2005, C#, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	salysle	3.73
Huffman compression class in C++ Updated: 9 Apr 2008   The article provides a dynamic Huffman compression and decompression class and a console application written in C++. VS2008, C++, Windows, Win32, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate, VC9.0	Chesnokov Yuriy	3.69
Simple zip archive unzipper Updated: 14 May 2008   A very small library for unzipping zip files/streams. .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, .NET 3.0, C# 3.0, .NET 3.5, C#, .NET, Dev, Intermediate	Anders M. Mikkelsen	2.75
Watching Folder Activity in C# .NET - Unedited Updated: 2 Jul 2008   How to monitor a folders acitivity with delegats and events threadsafe .NET 2.0, VS2005, C# 2.0, .NET 3.0, VS2008, C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	MrMahjong	2.43
GZipStream - Compress/Decompress a string Updated: 23 Jun 2008   An article on how use GZipStream with string as input parameter. .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, .NET 3.5, C#, .NET, Dev, Intermediate	Frankidoze	2.30
Opening Jars with C# Updated: 8 Jul 2008   This article shall describe an approach that may be used to extract Jar files. VS2008, C#, Visual Studio, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	salysle	1.50
Opening Jars with Visual Basic Updated: 8 Jul 2008   This article shall describe an approach that may be used to extract Jar files. VS2008, VB, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	salysle	1.00
Files and Folders - Configuration Files			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
API-Less INI File Wrapper Updated: 5 Nov 2008   Read, Write, Save INI files without using Windows APIs. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C# 2.0, .NET 3.0, C# 3.0, .NET 3.5, VS2008, C#, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Tolgahan ALBAYRAK	4.51
Class library to automatically maintain persistent variables, properties and data between sessions. - Unedited Updated: 11 Jan 2008   A class library that maintains persistent variables, properties and data between sessions in XML files. It supports default values for new variables and events when the values in the XML file are changed. .NET 2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, C#, Windows, .NET, Intermediate	Ruben Jönsson	4.50
XMLProfile - a non-MFC, non-STL class to read and write XML profile files - Unedited Updated: 2 Jul 2008   XMLProfile implements a class to read and write XML profile files that is consistent with the MFC set of profile functions. Conversion functions to allow reading/writing both INI and XML profiles are included. A CWinApp-derived class provides drop-in replacement of the standard MFC profile functio VS2005, VS6, C++, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Hans Dietrich	4.50
The very last Configuration Section Handler I hope I'll ever need Updated: 27 Jun 2004   Flexible and easy to use configuration section handler with change monitoring .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Phil Haack	4.39
Source Code Line Counter Updated: 13 Mar 2007   Complete source code line counter for .cs and .vb files (not an addon) .NET 2.0, Win2K, WinXP, VS2005, C# 2.0, Dev, Intermediate	DXNuk	4.32
XML Application Profile Class Updated: 27 Jan 2007   Implement XML application profiles that are similar (but not too similar) to using INI files VC8.0, WinXP, VS2005, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	John Simmons / outlaw programmer	4.32
Setup and App config editor Updated: 10 Nov 2008   Edit config file at app setup and after. Describes recursive node parsing and populating a tree view control. .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, VS.NET2003, VS2005, TabletPC, C# 2.0, .NET 3.0, C# 3.0, .NET 3.5, VS2008, C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Architect, Dev, Design, Beginner, Intermediate	Slava Khristich	4.17
Handle multiple configuration files Updated: 7 Dec 2003   Read and write any configuration file with ease .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Paperless	4.05
A C++ Config File Parser Updated: 17 May 2008   An STL based C++ utility class to parse structured config files. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, C++, C++/CLI, C, STL, Intermediate	freejack	3.68
Ini Handler Updated: 2 Jun 2004   Permits simple access to ini files .NET 1.0, VS.NET2002, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	kratchkov	3.63
INI Class for .NET Updated: 9 Aug 2005   Class for interfacing with INI files. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	aejw	3.26
A custom configuration file AppSettings reader class Updated: 21 Oct 2003   This article describes how to create a custom configuration file AppSettings reader class. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Daniel Fisher (lennybacon)	3.23
An INIFile Class for VB.NET and VBScript - Robust and fully object oriented Updated: 14 Dec 2007   Read and write to INI files in VB.NET and VBScript. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, Mono, DotGNU, .NET 3.0, VB 7.x, VB 8.0, VB 9.0, VB 6, .NET 3.5, VB, .NET, Win32, Win64, Dev, Intermediate	Ludvik Jerabek	3.21
Simple XML Config File Reader/Writer Updated: 22 Aug 2008   A very simple to use configuration reader/writer for .NET. C# 3.0, .NET 3.5, C#, XML, .NET, Dev, LINQ, Intermediate	rohits1979	1.75
Files & Folders - Encryption			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
Encrypting Log Files Updated: 16 Jul 2000   Demonstrates using encryption to protect sensitive application log file data. VC6, NT4, Win2K, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Dan Madden	4.70
File Stream Encryption (using a Context Menu) Updated: 13 Aug 2000   An article on file stream encryption (using Crypto++ v3.2) from an Explorer Context Menu. VC6, NT4, Win2K, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Dan Madden	4.61
File Encryption Utility Updated: 22 Sep 2002   File Encryption Utility based on Blowfish Encryption Algorithm. VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2002, MFC, ATL, Dev, Intermediate	Nir Dremer	4.28
Serializing encrypted data Updated: 31 Oct 2001   How to serialize encrypted data using CArchive VC6, NT4, Win2K, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Gilad Novik	4.07
Base .NET cryptography services with Visual Basic 2008 - Unedited Updated: 13 Mar 2008   Learn how to be the only one accessing your files with 2 simple .NET methods .NET 2.0, VS2005, VB 8.0, VB 9.0, .NET 3.5, VS2008, VB, .NET, Visual Studio, Beginner	Alessandro Del Sole	2.00
File Encryption and Decryption in C# - Unedited Updated: 14 May 2008   Demonstrates how to encrypt and decrypt any file type using C# C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#, Windows, .NET, Dev, WinForms, Intermediate	Steve Lydford	1.75
A Little Encryption Utility that will turn all your keys from the keyboard in to a binary file Updated: 9 Dec 2004   This program will take all lettlers from a given file and turn them into a binary code defined by me. Attention, it only encrypts keys that are on you keyboard and it is not case sensitive. VC6, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2002, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	euacela	1.65
Files & Folders - File Formats			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
XResFile - Files Stored in Resources: Part 2 - Zip Files Updated: 19 Jul 2007   This series of articles is a step-by-step guide to reading files stored in your program's resources. Along the way I will present some non-MFC classes to assist you in reading text, binary, zip, and even encrypted files that have been compiled into your program as resources. VC6, VC8.0, WinXP, Vista, VS2005, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Hans Dietrich	4.86
XResFile - Files Stored in Resources: Part 1 - Text and Binary Updated: 6 Jul 2007   This series of articles is a step-by-step guide to reading files stored in your program's resources. Along the way I will present some non-MFC classes to assist you in reading text, binary, zip, and even encrypted files that have been compiled into your program as resources. VC6, VC8.0, WinXP, Vista, VS2005, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Hans Dietrich	4.78
Using Unicode in INI files Updated: 15 Dec 2004   How to use Unicode in INI files. VC7.1, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Mana#	4.73
XResFile - Files Stored in Resources: Part 3 - Encrypted Files Updated: 9 Jul 2007   This series of articles is a step-by-step guide to reading files stored in your program's resources. Along the way I will present some non-MFC classes to assist you in reading text, binary, zip, and even encrypted files that have been compiled into your program as resources. VC6, VC8.0, WinXP, Vista, VS2005, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Hans Dietrich	4.72
CIniFile Class for C++ - A robust cross platform INI file class Updated: 21 Sep 2004   A fully featured and cross platform friendly way to handle *.ini and *.cfg files. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, VS6, Windows, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Todd Davis	4.69
Convert Tiff To Pdf Updated: 17 Feb 2003   Tiff To PDF conversion Source Code. VC6, Win2K, WinXP, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	sirrube	4.32
Automated PDF Conversion using the PDF995 and FreePDF_XP Freeware Printers Updated: 16 Oct 2008   An object oriented class automating the creation of PDF files from any file using freeware tools. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, .NET 3.0, VB 7.x, VB 8.0, VB 9.0, .NET 3.5, C#, Dev, Intermediate	typecast	4.24
Adobe Photoshop file loader template class Updated: 29 Jan 2002   A template class to making loading Adobe Photoshop files easier VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Brad P. Taylor	4.14
Converting Image Files to PDF Updated: 15 Aug 2008   An article on converting image files (BMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG, TIFF) to PDF .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, C#, Windows, .NET, Dev, Intermediate	blackjack2150	4.10
CUnrarDLL 1.0 - An MFC UnRAR class Updated: 9 Aug 2005   An easy to use class based around unrar.dll. VC6, VS6, Windows, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	.rich.w	4.06
Easy text document conversion - ANSI/Unicode and Unicode/ANSI Updated: 31 Oct 2004   An article on direct ANSI to Unicode text document conversion from the source code. VC6, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, VS6, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	darkoman	3.60
Convert PBS Legacy Files to XML - Unedited Updated: 14 Apr 2008   Legacy file formats, such as UN-EDIFACT with a record per line and fixed-length fields, still exists and are widely used for B2B transactions. A tool that can convert legacy files to human-readable XML might come in handy. .NET 2.0, C#, .NET, Dev, Intermediate	Henrik Thomsen	3.45
Reading or writing a line from/to an ANSI/Unicode encoded text file in Unicode/MBCS applications Updated: 18 Jan 2006   An article on how to read/write a line from/to a text file encoded by ANSI/Unicode type. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	cokkiy	3.39
A number of reusable PE File Format Scanning Functions Updated: 31 Jul 2006   Useful functions to retrieve information from PE files C++, Windows, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Advanced	Stefan Kuhr	3.24
CSV Format Encoder and Decoder Updated: 15 Jan 2008   Make use of the comma separated values file format. .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, C#, .NET, Dev	Liu Junfeng	2.54
Writing AutoCad DXF files Updated: 24 Jan 2000   A simple class for writing AutoCad DXF files NT4, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Claude Gagnon	2.53
Files and Folders - File System			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
Generic Directory Watcher Service Updated: 8 Feb 2007   This service watches for filesystem events in directories and runs specified programs in response to those events. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C# 2.0, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Luke Stratman	4.74
Manipulating NTFS Junction Points in .NET Updated: 19 Sep 2006   How to create and manipulate NTFS Junction Points (aka. symbolic links) in .NET C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Advanced	jeff.brown	4.73
nFS - File System Within a File Updated: 25 Apr 2008   A portable library for emulating a file system within a file VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VS6, C, Windows, MFC, Architect, Dev, Advanced	Radu Gruian	4.73
File System Enumerator using lazy matching Updated: 23 Feb 2006   An efficient solution for finding files. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Carl Daniel	4.72
WinSearchFile: how to search files on your PC Updated: 24 Feb 2006   Sometimes the search engine integrated with Explorer doesn't work fine, especially when I try to find text contained into files, so I decided to build my own search program. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Massimo Beatini	4.64
xDirectory.Copy() - Copy Folder, SubFolders, and Files Updated: 19 Oct 2006   The .NET framework doesn't have a Directory.Copy() method. So I developed one myself. C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	John Storer II	4.62
Processing files within a file structure with plug-ins and events Updated: 5 Mar 2005   Presents an application used to process files within a file structure using event handling and plug-ins. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Alexandru Ghiondea	4.59
Directory Mirror using the FileSystemWatcher class Updated: 10 Feb 2005   An application that monitors a directory and maintains a copy of it. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Luc Archambault	4.52
Create Icons for Folders in Windows Explorer, Using C# Updated: 17 Jan 2005   This article describes how to assign an icon to a folder in Windows Explorer, using C#. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, WinXP, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Evan Stone	4.41
IStorageFolder - Encapsulation for file-system folders and files Updated: 27 Feb 2006   An interface that encapsulates file-system folders and files that includes implementations for the file system and memory. .NET 2.0, VS2005, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Jason.Thomas	4.37
How to implement a simple filewatcher Windows service in C# Updated: 23 Apr 2007   This article explains the basic techniques and VS.NET project structure for creating and implementing a simple C# FileSystemWatcher Windows Service VS2005, C# 2.0, Windows, .NET, Dev, Intermediate	Matt Sciotto	4.16
Function to copy a directory to another place (nothing fancy) Updated: 19 Nov 2002   Simple C#/.NET tip to copy an entire directory tree to another directory .NET 1.0, C#, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	GriffonRL	4.06
XMLFileWatcher Updated: 7 Aug 2005   A Windows service which monitors the directory changes, writes an entry in the event log about the change, notifies the change to the users by sending a mail, and also converts the input XML file into a DataSet. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, XML, Windows, Dev, ADO.NET, Intermediate	Venkata Kancharla	3.94
BlockingFileObserver - an IEnumerable implementation Updated: 13 Oct 2007   BlockingFileObserver - an IEnumerable implementation .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, .NET 3.0, C# 3.0, .NET 3.5, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	anjelinio	3.93
WinTouch - Change access date, creation date and modified date for files and directories Updated: 11 Jul 2005   Touches a file with specified date/time so that its access, creation or modified date is changed. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	SathishVJ	3.93
Class Library for recursing through directories Updated: 12 Aug 2003   Class Library that recursively searches a given directory and returns an ArrayList of files that can be bound straight to a control. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2002, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Andrew Boisen	3.75
FolderSync class for .NET Updated: 26 Jun 2004   A set of classes which can get differences between two folders and which can synchronize them according to basic rules .NET 1.0, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2002, C#, Dev, Intermediate	kratchkov	3.67
File/Folder Watcher Wrapper Updated: 22 Mar 2004   Easy implmentation of folder watcher class, by wrapping the logic and events. .NET 1.1, C#, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Brad Vincent	3.33
XML Directory Tree Generator Updated: 17 Sep 2003   Describes a directory tree documenter that outputs XML. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Erhan Hosca	3.00
.Net 2.0 Work around for PathTooLongException - Unedited Updated: 17 Dec 2007   Using unicode version of CreateFileW we can overcome th pathtoolongexception error on File operations C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#	Balaji Lakshmanan	3.00
Cool File System Class with Thread Support - Easy To Use Updated: 3 Oct 2005   An easy to use file system class supporting threads. .NET 1.1, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Vahe Karamian	2.72
Quick and dirty directory copy Updated: 17 Jan 2006   Quick directory copy to another directory. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Tareq_Gamal	2.70
Advanced File Explorer Updated: 20 Apr 2004   An enhanced Windows Explorer application which consists of a tree view where someone can see the files available in the existing drives up to certain levels. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Shail_Srivastav	2.59
Monitor all file system activity on a target server Updated: 8 Dec 2003   This file system watcher allows you to monitor all file system activity on a target server. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2002, C#, Dev, Advanced	dzzxyz	2.47
Mass Renamer Updated: 25 May 2007   A quick example of how to batch- .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, C# 1.0, C# 2.0, .NET 3.0, C# 3.0, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	DumpsterJuice	2.44
Scan the Directory / Files (Calculating the size) Updated: 17 Apr 2004   Scans through the directory recursively and calculates the total size. .NET 1.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2002, C++, C#, MFC, Dev, Intermediate	Srinivas Varukala	2.38
.NET Directory Copy Program Updated: 24 Jun 2005   The article fills in the gap for the .NET framework to copy directory contents. .NET 1.1, Win2K, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	Aryasheel	1.29
A simple and fast file shredder - Unedited Updated: 9 Mar 2008   A simple and fast file shredder .NET 2.0, VS2005, VB 7.x, VB 8.0, VB 9.0, VB 6, VB, .NET, Visual Studio, CEO, Advanced	Breathless85	1.27
Files			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
Reading MTF Backup Files Updated: 4 Apr 2007   An article explaning how to read backup files created with the Microsoft Tape Format (MTF) specification. .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Ozgur Ozcitak	4.79
Convert any URL to a MHTML archive using native .NET code Updated: 3 Apr 2005   A native .NET class for saving URLs: text-only, HTML page, HTML archive, or HTML complete. .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	wumpus1	4.75
Cabinet File (*.CAB) Compression and Extraction Updated: 30 Sep 2008   How to implement creation and extration of Microsoft CAB files VS2005, C++, C++/CLI, C#, Windows, .NET, Dev, Intermediate	Elmue	4.74
Fast Binary File Reading with C# Updated: 28 Jun 2005   Exploring the fastest way to read structures from a binary file in C#. .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, C#, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Anthony Baraff	4.61
Utility to backup your folders fast Updated: 31 Jul 2005   I use a procedure based on batch files to copy various versions of my project. I was a bit fed up to wait for the batch file to copy hundreads of files and wrote this small utility to speed up the process. I hope some of you will find it useful. .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, VS.NET2003, VS2005, C++, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Pascal Ganaye	4.54
A Complete Win32 INI File Utility Class Updated: 22 Dec 2007   A complete wrapper for the Win32 INI APIs .NET 2.0, C# 2.0, C#, Windows, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	wilsone8	4.50
INIFile Class Updated: 29 Jun 2006   A class to manipulate INI files, for .NET 2.0. .NET 2.0, VS2005, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Jack Schitt	4.40
#zlib - Modifying Archives Updated: 14 May 2007   A way to modify Zip archives without extracting them completely. Win2K, WinXP, C#, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	TyronM	4.24
File Handling and Serialization in VB.NET Updated: 24 Sep 2007   This article explores the foundations of file handling and serialization in VB.NET VB, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	AKPatra	4.20
Retrieve detailed information of a File Updated: 14 Aug 2004   The article shows how to get the detailed information of a file like comments, author... .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, C#, Dev, Intermediate	cuepack	4.15
Duplicate Files Finder - Unedited Updated: 18 Aug 2008   A utility to find any duplicate file in your hard drives using MD5 or CRC32 hashing C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#, .NET, Dev, Beginner, Intermediate	eRRaTuM	4.14
Insert / Remove Data within/from Large Files Efficiently Updated: 22 Aug 2008   A class that handles large files and allows cut/paste operations efficiently. C++, Windows, Win32, Win64, Dev, Intermediate	Michael Chourdakis	4.09
CSV to Table to CSV - Unedited Updated: 13 Sep 2008   Utility class to import and export CSV files. C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#	Mycroft Holmes	4.00
Using Windows Services to monitor folders and unzip files - VB.NET Updated: 25 Mar 2005   How to use VB.NET to build a Windows Service that monitor folders looking for files in ZIP format (and unzip them). .NET 1.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2002, VB, Dev, Intermediate	Pablo Robert	3.96
IniFile Class using VB.NET Updated: 21 Jan 2004   A .NET control to assist in the creation and manipualtion of *.ini files .NET 1.1, VS.NET2003, VB, Windows, Dev, Intermediate	Todd Davis	3.93