B4X

Create .taz, .tar.Z TAR Archive

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Demonstrates how to create a compressed TAR archive containing an entire directory tree. This example creates a compressed archive using Unix "Z" compression. The typical file extensions used are .tar.Z and .taz. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim tar As ChilkatTar
tar.Initialize("tar")

'  The TAR component will produce a  GNU tar 1.13.x format
'  archive by default.
'  It is also possible to create PAX -- POSIX 1003.1-2001 format
'  or USTAR -- POSIX 1003.1-1988 format.
'  Set the WriteFormat property to "gnu", "pax", or "ustar" to
'  choose the output TAR format:
tar.WriteFormat = "gnu"

'  Add a directory tree to be included in the output TAR archive:
success = tar.AddDirRoot("/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123")
If success <> True Then
    Log(tar.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  First write a .tar, then compress to a .Z using UnixCompress.
success = tar.WriteTar("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar")
If success <> True Then
    Log(tar.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim uc As ChilkatUnixCompress
uc.Initialize("uc")

success = uc.CompressFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar", "/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.Z")
If success <> True Then
    Log(uc.LastErrorText)
Else
    Log("Success.")
End If