Read zip files created by ZipOutputStream

Question

Hello :)
I am wondering if it is possible to create a zipfile using ZipOutputStream, which can be read using ZipInputStream with out using the ZipFile work-around discussed in http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=256&threadID=492219. This is no option for me, because we have a lot of client applications deployed, which cannot easily be altered.
Are there any (third-party) libraries which I can use?
-M1chael

Answer 1

try it
// These are the files to include in the ZIP file
String[] source = new String[]{"source1", "source2"};
// Create a buffer for reading the files
byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
try {
// Create the ZIP file
String target = "target.zip";
ZipOutputStream out = new ZipOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(target));
// Compress the files
for (int i=0; i<source.length; i++) {
FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(source);
// Add ZIP entry to output stream.
out.putNextEntry(new ZipEntry(source[i]));
// Transfer bytes from the file to the ZIP file
int len;
while ((len = in.read(buf)) > 0) {
out.write(buf, 0, len);
// Complete the entry
out.closeEntry();
in.close();
// Complete the ZIP file
out.close();
} catch (IOException e) {