About this software
Xceed Zip ActiveX is a COM/ActiveX compression library for Windows that adds ZIP create, extract, and update capabilities to applications. It supports Zip64, AES encryption, UTF-8 filenames, LZMA and BZip2 compression, streaming Gzip/Zlib/BZip2, and self-extracting and spanned archives. The component can be used from traditional ActiveX-capable environments like VB, Delphi, and VC++, and is compatible with VB.NET and C# interoperability scenarios.
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Benefits
- Format compatibility: Supports Zip64, PKZip 2.04g and 4.5, LZMA and BZip2.
- Encryption options: Offers AES strong encryption compatible with WinZip 9.0 and later.
- Streaming compression: Includes a streaming library supporting Gzip, Zlib, and BZip2 formats.
- ActiveX integration: Exposes a self-contained COM/ActiveX control for use in Windows applications.
- Advanced file handling: Supports updating archives, renaming within zips, spanned and self-extracting files.
Available languages
- English
- French
- Japanese
Support information
- Documentation and samples: Comprehensive MSDN-style documentation and commented sample projects are provided with the product.
- Subscription support included: A subscription license includes one year of priority support and access to updates and fixes.
- Signed binaries provided: The ActiveX DLL is digitally signed to assist deployment and reduce tamper concerns.
- Threading and COM notes: Supports both STA and MTA threading models and requires a Windows COM environment.
- Updates and maintenance: Product documentation notes access to new versions and bug fixes during active subscription periods.
Frequently asked questions
What is Xceed Zip ActiveX used for?
An ActiveX/COM control for creating, extracting, and managing ZIP archives from Windows applications, enabling programmatic compression and decompression within COM-capable development environments.
Which development environments can use Xceed Zip ActiveX?
Any COM- or ActiveX-capable language or environment, such as Visual Basic, C++, scripting hosts, or .NET via COM interop, can integrate the control.
What file operations does Xceed Zip ActiveX support programmatically?
Common archive operations like creating archives, adding or removing files, extracting contents, and listing archive entries can be performed via the control's API.
How does Xceed Zip ActiveX report progress and errors?
Typical ActiveX controls expose events, status properties, and error codes; applications receive progress updates and can handle errors through those interfaces.