Xbase++

Gzip a File

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Demonstrates how to create a .gz (gzipped file). Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oGzip
LOCAL cEmbeddedExtractPath

nSuccess := 0

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

oGzip := CreateObject("Chilkat.Gzip")

//  This will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
//  it will create "qa_data/hamlet.xml".
nSuccess := oGzip:CompressFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml", "qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oGzip:LastErrorText
    oGzip:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Call CompressFile2 to explicitly specify the ungzip path
//  For example, this will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
//  it will create "hamlet.xml".
cEmbeddedExtractPath := "hamlet.xml"
nSuccess := oGzip:CompressFile2("qa_data/hamlet.xml", cEmbeddedExtractPath, "qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oGzip:LastErrorText
    oGzip:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Success."

oGzip:destroy()