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Ungzip Base64 String

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Suppose you have a gzip in base64 representation that contains a text file, such as XML. This example shows how to decompress and access the string.

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C
#include <C_CkGzip.h>
#include <C_CkBinData.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkGzip gzip;
    const char *gzipBase64;
    HCkBinData bd;
    const char *strXml;

    success = FALSE;

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

    gzip = CkGzip_Create();

    gzipBase64 = "H4sIAAAAAAAE ... X6aZjXO3EwAA";

    bd = CkBinData_Create();
    success = CkBinData_AppendEncoded(bd,gzipBase64,"base64");

    success = CkGzip_UncompressBd(gzip,bd);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkGzip_lastErrorText(gzip));
        CkGzip_Dispose(gzip);
        CkBinData_Dispose(bd);
        return;
    }

    strXml = CkBinData_getString(bd,"utf-8");
    printf("XML:\n");
    printf("%s\n",strXml);


    CkGzip_Dispose(gzip);
    CkBinData_Dispose(bd);

    }