Java

Gzip a File

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Demonstrates how to create a .gz (gzipped file). Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Gzip;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Gzip gzip = new Gzip();

        // This will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
        // it will create "qa_data/hamlet.xml".
        try {
            gzip.compressFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml", "qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // 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".
        String embeddedExtractPath = "hamlet.xml";
        try {
            gzip.compressFile2("qa_data/hamlet.xml", embeddedExtractPath, "qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Success.");
    }
}