(SQL Server) Compress Bytes

Demonstrates how to compress binary data.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @fac int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.FileAccess" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.FileAccess', @fac OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @fac, 'ReadEntireFile', @fileBytes OUT, 'qa_data/bmp/big.bmp'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @fac, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @fac, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @fac
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @compress int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Compression" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Compression', @compress OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @compress, 'Algorithm', 'deflate'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @compress, 'CompressBytes', @compressedBytes OUT, @fileBytes
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @compress, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @compress, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @fac
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @compress
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @fac, 'WriteEntireFile', @success OUT, 'qa_output/compressedBmp.dat', @compressedBytes
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @fac, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @fac, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @fac
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @compress
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @fac
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @compress


END
GO