PPMD Compress File

Demonstrates how to use the PPMD compression algorithm to compress a file. This code is capable of compressing any size file because the file data is compressed from input to output in a streaming mode. The output file does not contain any "PPMD" header -- it is purely PPMD compressed data.

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require 'rubygems'
require 'chilkat'

compress = Chilkat::CkCompression.new()

#  Any string argument automatically begins a 30-day trial.
success = compress.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
if (success != true)
    print "Compression component unlock failed" + "\n"
    exit
end

compress.put_Algorithm("ppmd")

success = compress.CompressFile("hamlet.xml","hamletPpmd.dat")
if (success != true)
    print compress.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

#  Decompress back to the original:
success = compress.DecompressFile("hamletPpmd.dat","hamletInflated.xml")
if (success != true)
    print compress.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

print "Success!" + "\n";