(Delphi DLL) Create .taz, .tar.Z TAR Archive

Demonstrates how to create a compressed TAR archive containing an entire directory tree. This example creates a compressed archive using Unix "Z" compression. The typical file extensions used are .tar.Z and .taz.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, UnixCompress, Tar;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
tar: HCkTar;
success: Boolean;
uc: HCkUnixCompress;

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

tar := CkTar_Create();

// The TAR component will produce a  GNU tar 1.13.x format
// archive by default.
// It is also possible to create PAX -- POSIX 1003.1-2001 format
// or USTAR -- POSIX 1003.1-1988 format.
// Set the WriteFormat property to "gnu", "pax", or "ustar" to
// choose the output TAR format:
CkTar_putWriteFormat(tar,'gnu');

// Add a directory tree to be included in the output TAR archive:
success := CkTar_AddDirRoot(tar,'/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkTar__lastErrorText(tar));
    Exit;
  end;

// First write a .tar, then compress to a .Z using UnixCompress.
success := CkTar_WriteTar(tar,'/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkTar__lastErrorText(tar));
    Exit;
  end;

uc := CkUnixCompress_Create();

success := CkUnixCompress_CompressFile(uc,'/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar','/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.Z');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkUnixCompress__lastErrorText(uc));
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
  end;

CkTar_Dispose(tar);
CkUnixCompress_Dispose(uc);

end;