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Gzip a File

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Demonstrates how to create a .gz (gzipped file).

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Unicode C
#include <C_CkGzipW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkGzipW gzip;
    const wchar_t *embeddedExtractPath;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    gzip = CkGzipW_Create();

    // This will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
    // it will create "qa_data/hamlet.xml".
    success = CkGzipW_CompressFile(gzip,L"qa_data/hamlet.xml",L"qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkGzipW_lastErrorText(gzip));
        CkGzipW_Dispose(gzip);
        return;
    }

    // Call CompressFile2 to explicitly specify the ungzip path
    // For example, this will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
    // it will create "hamlet.xml".
    embeddedExtractPath = L"hamlet.xml";
    success = CkGzipW_CompressFile2(gzip,L"qa_data/hamlet.xml",embeddedExtractPath,L"qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkGzipW_lastErrorText(gzip));
        CkGzipW_Dispose(gzip);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");


    CkGzipW_Dispose(gzip);

    }