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Gzip a File

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

llSuccess = .F.

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

loGzip = createobject("CkGzip")

// This will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
// it will create "qa_data/hamlet.xml".
llSuccess = loGzip.CompressFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loGzip.LastErrorText
    release loGzip
    return
endif

// 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".
lcEmbeddedExtractPath = "hamlet.xml"
llSuccess = loGzip.CompressFile2("qa_data/hamlet.xml",lcEmbeddedExtractPath,"qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loGzip.LastErrorText
    release loGzip
    return
endif

? "Success."


release loGzip