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How can i download just my pdf file an not the full file path and folders

So I finally got this to work and download my pdf files into a zip file. See below:

List<string> manypaths = (List<string>)TempData["temp"];
var startpath = manypaths;

using (Ionic.Zip.ZipFile zip = new Ionic.Zip.ZipFile())
{
    zip.AddFiles(manypaths);

    MemoryStream output = new MemoryStream();
    zip.Save(output);
    return File(output.ToArray(), "application/zip");
}

So the manypaths list variable is holding onto a few paths to the pdf file which are like \\\\ost-stji01\pdfstorage\deposit\02_29_2019.pdf

So when the user downloads these files they have to click through multiple folder structure i.e ost0ji01 > pdfstorage > desposit > then they get to their file.

My question is how can i download just the files and not the entire folder structure. SO when they open the zip file its all of the files and they don't have to go through 3 or 4 folder directories.

Solution

  • If you want to flatten the paths in your ZIP file, use this.

    zip.AddFiles(manypaths, @"\");

    The second parameter of AddFiles allows you to specify the path of your files in the archive and \ is the root in your archive. Therefore, all files will be located directly in your archive without subfolders.