BZIP2 Compress Byte Array to Base64-Encoded Compressed String

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C# code showing how BZIP2 compress a byte array and return the result as a Base64-encoded compressed string.

	// Generate some data to be BZIP2 compressed.
	byte[] inputByteData = new byte[1000]; 
	int i;
	for (i=0; i<1000; i++) inputByteData[i] = (byte)(i%100);

	// Create an instance of the Chilkat encryption class.
	Chilkat.Crypt2 crypt = new Chilkat.Crypt2(); 

	// Any code begins the 30-day trial.
	crypt.UnlockComponent("30-day-trial"); 

	// Indicate that we want Base-64 output.
	crypt.EncodingMode = "base64";

	// BZIP2 compress the data, returning the resulting
	// compressed binary data as a base64-encoded string.
	MessageBox.Show(crypt.CompressBytesENC(inputByteData));

Important: The download for this example does not contain the ChilkatDotNet.dll which
must be downloaded and installed separately at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads.asp.
Once installed, add a reference to the DLL in the project by following the instructions at
http://www.example-code.com/vbdotnet/step2.asp