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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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Unicode C
#include <C_CkUnixCompressW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkUnixCompressW uc;

    success = FALSE;

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

    uc = CkUnixCompressW_Create();

    success = CkUnixCompressW_CompressFile(uc,L"hamlet.xml",L"hamlet.xml.Z");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkUnixCompressW_lastErrorText(uc));
    }
    else {
        wprintf(L"Success.\n");
    }



    CkUnixCompressW_Dispose(uc);

    }