freyre@communitynospam

Windows XP & Server 2003 have compression functionality built-in to the
Windows Explorer. I can, using the mouse, create zip files, comppress and
decompress files and folders.

I need to perform these functions from within a C++ program. Is there a
mechanism (API, COM interface, etc) to allow a program to access the built-in
compression functionality? If so, how? If C++ cannot, but other languages
can (VB, C#), can I create a library that I can link in to a C++ program?