.bz2 Compress Memory to File

Compress in-memory data to a .bz2 file.

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CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @bz2 int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Bz2', @bz2 OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    --  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @bz2, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, 'Anything for 30-day trial.'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bz2, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @dataToCompress int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @bz2, 'CompressMemToFile', @success OUT, @dataToCompress, 'hamlet.xml.bz2'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bz2, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    PRINT 'Success!'
END
GO