Split File into Chunks

Demonstrates how to split a file into chunks.

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require 'rubygems'
require 'chilkat'

fac = Chilkat::CkFileAccess.new()

#  Any type of file may be split.  It doesn't matter if it's
#  a binary file or a text file.
fileToSplit = "hamlet.xml"

partPrefix = "hamlet"
partExtension = "spl"
maxChunkSize = 50000
destDirPath = "."

#  Splits hamlet.xml into hamlet1.spl, hamlet2.spl, ...
#  Output files are written to the current working directory.
#  Each chunk will be 50000 bytes except for the last which
#  will be the remainder.
success = fac.SplitFile(fileToSplit,partPrefix,partExtension,maxChunkSize,destDirPath)

if (success == true)
    print "Success." + "\n";
else
    print fac.lastErrorText() + "\n";
end