Xojo Plugin

Gzip a File

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Demonstrates how to create a .gz (gzipped file). Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim gzip As New 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".
success = gzip.CompressFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(gzip.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// 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".
Dim embeddedExtractPath As String
embeddedExtractPath = "hamlet.xml"
success = gzip.CompressFile2("qa_data/hamlet.xml",embeddedExtractPath,"qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(gzip.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("Success.")