Compressing stuff - example?

Anyone have an working example on how to compress e.g. a string in c#?

I have tried using System.IO.Compression.GZipStream and it compiles fine. But when playing, Unity produces the following error:

Code (csharp):

1. DllNotFoundException: MonoPosixHelper

I have tried using ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.Zip because I found the ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll in Unity's Mono.framework folder, but it wont even compile:

Code (csharp):

1. The type or namespace name `ICSharpCode' could not be found. Are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?

 

Did you check, like the error message suggests, that you are indeed "using ICSharpCode;"?

 

Yep, I did

 

Bump-e-ti-bump

 

Could be that unity is not including the needed DLL on compile. If that is the case then it ought to be solvable by dropping the DLL right in the assets folder as I suggested here: http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=8432

 

Thanks, that fixed the problem!

I copied the SharpZipLib DLL located inside the Unity package at

Code (csharp):

1. Unity.app/Contents/Frameworks/Mono.framework/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll

into to the folder

Code (csharp):

1. <project folder>/Assets/Plugins

I find it strange how Unity does not recognize the DLL by itself, but that you manually have to copy it into your project, when the DLL is in fact shipped with Unity.

 

Thanks, I was just going to post about this exact same issue.