Unzipping files with vvvv

vvvv beta question
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Hi,

I would need to unzip a .zip file to a folder, to add this feature to my package 4 vvvv project GitHub - fibo/vvvv-p4v: minimalistic package manager for vvvv

What do you think it is the best way to implement an unzip feature?

It could be done with an external .exe (like 7za.exe or unzip.exe), with a Synamic plugin using some C# lib, using powershell or whatever.

What do you think could be the better solution?

There is also another option, that is the coolest and craziest one:read the .zip file as raw and parse the bits, read the headers and implement the unzip algorithm inside a patch :)

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or use shell execute with the rigth syntax to a .exe compressor? like TotalCommander does

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since the destination pc should run v4 it should have .net 4 running anyways. and think that .net version supports native zipping. so you could write your own plugin/exe without being dependent on any thirdparty things.