Streaming vs. normal zip

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Heiko
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Streaming vs. normal zip Jan 26, 2006 4:41:04 GMT -5

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Post by Heiko on Jan 26, 2006 4:41:04 GMT -5

Hello,

can anyone tell me the advantage of an zip-streaming over the normal way of file zipping?

With streaming is it possible to save file which are blocked by Windows? Or is it only for lists which will be generated temporarily and then saved to zip without generating a separate file on harddisc?

Regards
Heiko

Kevin
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Streaming vs. normal zip Jan 27, 2006 15:29:49 GMT -5

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Post by Kevin on Jan 27, 2006 15:29:49 GMT -5

Stream zipping is typically done for speed, since memory is faster than disk, and usually (but not always) in instances where the compressed data is not going to be saved to disk, for instance if you are compressing data to be sent over the network.

Others may know of additional advantages.

Kevin