Create .taz, .tar.Z TAR Archive

Demonstrates how to create a compressed TAR archive containing an entire directory tree. This example creates a compressed archive using Unix "Z" compression. The typical file extensions used are .tar.Z and .taz.

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//  Important: It is helpful to send the contents of the
//  tar.LastErrorText property when requesting support.

Chilkat.Tar tar = new Chilkat.Tar();

//  Any string automatically begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
bool success;
success = tar.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if (success != true) {
    textBox1.Text += tar.LastErrorText + "\r\n";
    return;
}

//  The TAR component will produce a  GNU tar 1.13.x format
//  archive by default.
//  It is also possible to create PAX -- POSIX 1003.1-2001 format
//  or USTAR -- POSIX 1003.1-1988 format.
//  Set the WriteFormat property to "gnu", "pax", or "ustar" to
//  choose the output TAR format:
tar.WriteFormat = "gnu";

//  Add a directory tree to be included in the output TAR archive:
success = tar.AddDirRoot("/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123");
if (success != true) {
    textBox1.Text += tar.LastErrorText + "\r\n";
    return;
}

//  First write a .tar, then compress to a .Z using UnixCompress.
success = tar.WriteTar("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar");
if (success != true) {
    textBox1.Text += tar.LastErrorText + "\r\n";
    return;
}

Chilkat.UnixCompress uc = new Chilkat.UnixCompress();

success = uc.CompressFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar","/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.Z");
if (success != true) {
    textBox1.Text += uc.LastErrorText + "\r\n";
}
else {
    textBox1.Text += "Success." + "\r\n";
}