(AutoIt) Transition from BeginCompressStringENC to FirstChunk/LastChunk

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated BeginCompressStringENC method calls with using FirstChunk/LastChunk properties.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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Local $bSuccess = False

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

$oSbCompressedBase64 = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

$oCompress = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Compression")
$oCompress.Algorithm = "deflate"
$oCompress.Charset = "utf-8"
$oCompress.EncodingMode = "base64"

$oSbIndex = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; This is the deprecated way of compressing in chunks using Begin/More/End methods..
; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local $i
For $i = 0 To 24
    ; Note: It is possible (and normal) for a BeginCompress* or MoreCompress* method to return
    ; an empty string (or 0 bytes).  When this happens, the input data is not lost.  It will be flushed
    ; in a subsequent call.
    $oSbIndex.Clear 
    $oSbIndex.AppendInt($i)
    If ($i = 0) Then
        $oSbCompressedBase64.Append($oCompress.BeginCompressStringENC($oSbIndex.GetAsString()))
    Else
        $oSbCompressedBase64.Append($oCompress.MoreCompressStringENC($oSbIndex.GetAsString()))
    EndIf

    $oSbCompressedBase64.Append($oCompress.MoreCompressStringENC(": This is a line of data to be compressed..." & @CRLF))
Next

; Flush any remaining output.
$oSbCompressedBase64.Append($oCompress.EndCompressStringENC())

ConsoleWrite("The base64 encoded compressed text:" & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($oSbCompressedBase64.GetAsString() & @CRLF)

; Decompress in one call:
Local $sOriginalText = $oCompress.DecompressStringENC($oSbCompressedBase64.GetAsString())
ConsoleWrite($sOriginalText & @CRLF)

; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; This is new way of compressing in chunks using FirstChunk and LastChunk properties
; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$oSbCompressedBase64.Clear 

$oCompress.FirstChunk = True
$oCompress.LastChunk = False

$oBdCompressed = ObjCreate("Chilkat.BinData")
$oSbUncompressedChunk = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

For $i = 0 To 24
    If ($i = 24) Then
        $oCompress.LastChunk = True
    EndIf

    $oSbUncompressedChunk.Clear 
    $oSbUncompressedChunk.AppendInt($i)
    $oSbUncompressedChunk.Append(": This is a line of data to be compressed..." & @CRLF)

    $oCompress.CompressSb($oSbUncompressedChunk,$oBdCompressed)

    $oCompress.FirstChunk = False
Next

ConsoleWrite("The base64 encoded compressed text:" & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($oBdCompressed.GetEncoded("base64") & @CRLF)

; Decompress in one call:
$sOriginalText = $oCompress.DecompressStringENC($oBdCompressed.GetEncoded("base64"))
ConsoleWrite($sOriginalText & @CRLF)