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Visual Basic 6.0

bz2 Compress File

Compress a file to the bz2 file format.

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Visual Basic 6.0
Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim bz2 As New ChilkatBz2

' 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 <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print bz2.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Success."