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.Z File Compression

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Use LZW compression to create a .Z compressed file. Compresses any single file into a .Z format compressed file.

(Chilkat's .Z compression functionality is included as part of the Chilkat Zip license.)

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Chilkat2 Java
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.UnixCompress;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        UnixCompress uc = new UnixCompress();

        try {
            uc.compressFile("hamlet.xml", "hamlet.xml.Z");
            System.out.println("Success.");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
        }
    }
}