MSBuild Extension Pack Zip the folders and subfolders

Question

I have to Zip my folders and subfolders Using MSbuild, I was looking at the MSBuild Extension pack, and tried this

 <ItemGroup>
  <ZipFiles Include="\Test\Web\**\*.*" >
    <Group>Release</Group>
  </ZipFiles>
 </ItemGroup>



 <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Compression.Zip TaskAction="Create" CompressFiles="@(ZipFiles)" ZipFileName="$(WorkingDir)%(ZipFiles.Group).zip"/>

When I do this it just keep adding all the files to root, instead of adding it into the specific subfolder within the zip file.

I am missing something, can anyone help here please.

score 11 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 15 '12 at 07:35

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You need to provide a RemoveRoot property, this property sets the root to remove from the compress files path. (More info)

<ItemGroup>
  <ZipFiles Include="\Test\Web\**\*.*" >
    <Group>Release</Group>
  </ZipFiles>
</ItemGroup>

<MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Compression.Zip 
                        TaskAction="Create" 
                        CompressFiles="@(ZipFiles)" 
                        ZipFileName="$(WorkingDir)%(ZipFiles.Group).zip"
                        RemoveRoot="\Test\Web"/>

edited Jun 15 '12 at 07:35

Michael Teper

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answered Jun 15 '10 at 06:23

Julien Hoarau

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FWIW, using $(TargetDir) for both ZipFiles Include and RemoveRoot will target the build output files and create a flat ZIP – dlchambers Apr 20 '16 at 17:42

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 14 '10 at 18:31

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I believe you need to have a value for the RemoveRoot property.

answered Jun 14 '10 at 18:31

Rick D

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 16 '10 at 14:33

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Since, nobody answered early, I went ahead and used 7 Zip, Command line utility, to do that.

answered Jun 16 '10 at 14:33

Manoj Talreja

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MSBuild Extension Pack Zip the folders and subfolders

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