DataFlex

Split File into Chunks

Demonstrates how to split a file into chunks. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoFac
    String sFileToSplit
    String sPartPrefix
    String sPartExtension
    Integer iMaxChunkSize
    String sDestDirPath
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComCkFileAccess)) To hoFac
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoFac))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoFac
    End

    // Any type of file may be split.  It doesn't matter if it's
    // a binary file or a text file.
    Move "qa_data/hamlet.xml" To sFileToSplit

    Move "hamlet" To sPartPrefix
    Move "part" To sPartExtension
    Move 50000 To iMaxChunkSize
    Move "qa_output" To sDestDirPath

    // Splits hamlet.xml into hamlet1.part, hamlet2.part, ...
    // Output files are written to the current working directory.
    // Each chunk will be 50000 bytes except for the last which
    // will be the remainder.
    Get ComSplitFile Of hoFac sFileToSplit sPartPrefix sPartExtension iMaxChunkSize sDestDirPath To iSuccess

    If (iSuccess = True) Begin
        Showln "Success."
    End
    Else Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFac To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
    End



End_Procedure