VB.NET

.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.)

VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim uc As New Chilkat.UnixCompress

success = uc.CompressFile("hamlet.xml","hamlet.xml.Z")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(uc.LastErrorText)
Else
    Debug.WriteLine("Success.")
End If