C

Gzip a File

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Demonstrates how to create a .gz (gzipped file). C

#include <C_CkGzip.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkGzip gzip;
    const char *embeddedExtractPath;

    success = FALSE;

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

    gzip = CkGzip_Create();

    // This will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
    // it will create "qa_data/hamlet.xml".
    success = CkGzip_CompressFile(gzip,"qa_data/hamlet.xml","qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkGzip_lastErrorText(gzip));
        CkGzip_Dispose(gzip);
        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".
    embeddedExtractPath = "hamlet.xml";
    success = CkGzip_CompressFile2(gzip,"qa_data/hamlet.xml",embeddedExtractPath,"qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkGzip_lastErrorText(gzip));
        CkGzip_Dispose(gzip);
        return;
    }

    printf("Success.\n");


    CkGzip_Dispose(gzip);

    }