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bz2 Compress File

Compress a file to the bz2 file format.

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    success := false

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

    bz2 := chilkat.NewBz2()

    // Compress the file qa_data/hamlet.xml to create qa_output/hamlet.bz2
    success = bz2.CompressFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","qa_output/hamlet.bz2")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(bz2.LastErrorText())
        bz2.DisposeBz2()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Success.")

    bz2.DisposeBz2()