you can compress files or folders into a RAR archive using the System.Diagnostics.Process class to execute the WinRAR command-line tool.
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using System.Diagnostics;
void CompressToRar(string inputPath, string outputPath, string password = null)
{
string winrarPath = @"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"; // replace with the actual path to the WinRAR executable
string arguments = $"a -ep1 {(password != null ? $"-p{password} " : "")}{outputPath} {inputPath}";
ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(winrarPath, arguments);
startInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
startInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
Process process = Process.Start(startInfo);
process.WaitForExit();
}
string inputPath = @"C:\MyFolder\MyFile.txt"; // replace with the path to the file or folder you want to compress
string outputPath = @"C:\MyArchive.rar"; // replace with the desired path and name for the output RAR archive
string password = "mypassword"; // optional password to protect the archive
CompressToRar(inputPath, outputPath, password);
Console.WriteLine("File compressed successfully.");
the CompressToRar() method takes three string arguments: inputPath, which is the path to the file or folder to compress, outputPath, which is the path and name of the output RAR archive, and password, which is an optional password to protect the archive. The winrarPath variable defines the path to the WinRAR executable, which must be installed on your system. The arguments variable defines the command-line arguments to pass to the WinRAR executable to create the archive, which include the input path, output path, and password (if specified).
The ProcessStartInfo class is used to define the start information for the WinRAR process, including the executable path, command-line arguments, and other options such as hiding the window. The Process class is used to start the WinRAR process, wait for it to finish, and obtain its exit code.
The resulting output is a message indicating that the file has been compressed successfully. Note that compressing files or folders with WinRAR comes with potential risks and security concerns, and that you should use caution and appropriate security measures when working with compressed files.