Node.js

GZip Decompress File

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

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var gzip = new chilkat.Gzip();

    success = gzip.UncompressFile("qa_data/gzip/something.csv.gz","qa_output/something.csv");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(gzip.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("File successfully uncompressed and extracted from the Gzip compressed format.");

}

chilkatExample();