How to make cab files using makecab.exe

[stianxxs]

Hi,

If you are going to make a updater for your program you may don't want to download more files. The easy way to this is making a (ZIP) file jusing 7-zip or Winrar. But, when you have downloaded the .zip file or .rar, you may want to access these files inside the .zip! I have been googling a lot how to unzip files using vb .Net ! In VB .Net it's nothing called unzip or zip. So i have played around a little and found the easy way to it.

 

The easy way is to make a .cab (cabinet) file, but how?

Just download Winrar (recommended) Right click in you explore (explorer.exe) Go to new --> (if winrar installed) click new .rar archive

Delete everything in the box including (.rar) type in ex. VersionUpdate.cab

Double click and in winrar click add --> add the items you want and close winrar so now it's just download the .cab file (ex. VersionUpdate.cab) Extract the file using EXTRACT.exe (download MAKECAB.EXE, EXTRACT.EXE and the other files from HERE!)

Here you go!

 

Enjoy

 

Stianxxs