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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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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim gzip As ChilkatGzip
gzip.Initialize("gzip")

Dim gzipBase64 As String = "H4sIAAAAAAAE ... X6aZjXO3EwAA"

Dim bd As ChilkatBinData
bd.Initialize
success = bd.AppendEncoded(gzipBase64, "base64")

success = gzip.UncompressBd(bd)
If success <> True Then
    Log(gzip.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim strXml As String = bd.GetString("utf-8")
Log("XML:")
Log(strXml)