.Z File Compression

Download Chilkat 32-bit Zip ActiveX (.msi) (includes objects for .zip, .gz, .bz2, and .Z)

Download All 32-bit Chilkat ActiveX Components (.zip)

Download All 64-bit Chilkat ActiveX Components (.zip)

Use LZW compression to create a .Z compressed file. Compresses any single file into a .Z format compressed file.

(Chilkat's .Z compression functionality is included as part of the Chilkat Zip license.)

LOCAL loUc
LOCAL lnSuccess

loUc = CreateObject('Chilkat.UnixCompress')

*  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
lnSuccess = loUc.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loUc.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

lnSuccess = loUc.CompressFile("hamlet.xml","hamlet.xml.Z")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loUc.LastErrorText)
ELSE
    =MESSAGEBOX("Success.")
ENDIF