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GZip Decompress File

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Demonstrates how to uncompress a .gz compressed file to get the uncompressed original file.

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

public class ChilkatExample {

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

        Gzip gzip = new Gzip();

        try {
            gzip.uncompressFile("qa_data/gzip/something.csv.gz", "qa_output/something.csv");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("File successfully uncompressed and extracted from the Gzip compressed format.");
    }
}