Xbase++

.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.)

Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oUc

nSuccess := 0

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

oUc := CreateObject("Chilkat.UnixCompress")

nSuccess := oUc:CompressFile("hamlet.xml", "hamlet.xml.Z")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oUc:LastErrorText
ELSE
    ? "Success."
ENDIF

oUc:destroy()