Lua

Split File into Chunks

Demonstrates how to split a file into chunks. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

local fac = chilkat.FileAccess.new()

-- Any type of file may be split.  It doesn't matter if it's
-- a binary file or a text file.
local fileToSplit = "qa_data/hamlet.xml"

local partPrefix = "hamlet"
local partExtension = "part"
local maxChunkSize = 50000
local destDirPath = "qa_output"

-- 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.
local success = fac:split_file(fileToSplit, partPrefix, partExtension, maxChunkSize, destDirPath)

if success then
    print("Success.")
else
    print(fac.last_error_text)
end