Unzip with Progress Monitoring

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C# example showing how to unzip with progress monitoring.

private void OnFileUnzipped(object source, Chilkat.FileUnzippedEventArgs args)
{
    label1.Text = args.FileName + ", " + Convert.ToString(args.FileSize) + " bytes";
    label1.Refresh();
}

private void OnUnzipPercentDone(object source, Chilkat.UnzipPercentDoneEventArgs args)
{
    progressBar1.Value = args.PercentDone;
    progressBar1.Refresh();
}

private void OnUnzipFinished(object source, EventArgs args)
{
    label1.Text = "Finished";
}

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
	Chilkat.Zip zip = new Chilkat.Zip();
	zip.UnlockComponent("trial");
	
	zip.EnableEvents = true;
	zip.OnUnzipPercentDone += new Chilkat.Zip.UnzipPercentDoneEventHandler(OnUnzipPercentDone);
	zip.OnFileUnzipped += new Chilkat.Zip.FileUnzippedEventHandler(OnFileUnzipped);
	zip.OnUnzipEnd += new Chilkat.Zip.UnzipEndEventHandler(OnUnzipFinished);
	
	progressBar1.Value = 0;
	
	zip.OpenZip("something.zip");
	zip.Unzip("testDir");
	zip.CloseZip();
}

Important: The download for this example does not contain the ChilkatDotNet.dll which
must be downloaded and installed separately at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads.asp.
Once installed, add a reference to the DLL in the project by following the instructions at
http://www.example-code.com/vbdotnet/step2.asp