How do you convert a file in memory to a byte array?

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I am using IonicZip to compress video files and store in a blob field. I have the zip file created just need to convert it to a byte array. How is this done without writing to the harddrive?

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Dave

PatrickSteele · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-27 17:37:42Z

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If you can write to a MemoryStream, you can use the "ToArray()" method on the MemoryStream to get a byte array.

answered Jul 27, 2010 at 17:37

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user38349 Over a year ago

How do you convert the IonicZip file that is in memory to a Memory Stream?

PatrickSteele Over a year ago

Most ZIP libraries have an overload of their Save method that takes a MemoryStream instead of a filename. If IonicZip provides that, simply create a new MemoryStream, pass it to the Save method then use ToArray() to get the byte array.

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