(C++) Compress Large Binary File in Blocks

Compresses a large binary file in blocks. This example uses BeginCompressBytes, MoreCompressBytes, and EndCompressBytes.

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#include <CkFileAccess.h>
#include <CkCompression.h>
#include <CkByteData.h>

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

    CkFileAccess facSrc;
    CkFileAccess facDest;

    // Open a large binary file for reading.
    bool success = facSrc.OpenForRead("qa_data/bmp/big.bmp");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << facSrc.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // If we compress in 64K chunks, find out how many blocks there will be.
    int blockSize = 65536;
    int numBlocks = facSrc.GetNumBlocks(blockSize);

    // Open an output file for the compressed data.
    success = facDest.OpenForWrite("qa_data/bmp/compressedBmp.dat");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << facDest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkCompression compress;
    compress.put_Algorithm("deflate");

    CkByteData fileBytes;
    CkByteData compressedBytes;

    int i = 0;
    while (i < numBlocks) {
        success = facSrc.ReadBlock(i,blockSize,fileBytes);
        if (i == 0) {
            success = compress.BeginCompressBytes(fileBytes,compressedBytes);
        }
        else {
            success = compress.MoreCompressBytes(fileBytes,compressedBytes);
        }

        facDest.FileWrite(compressedBytes);

        i = i + 1;
    }

    // At the very end, flush any remaining compressed bytes, if any.
    success = compress.EndCompressBytes(compressedBytes);
    facDest.FileWrite(compressedBytes);

    facSrc.FileClose();
    facDest.FileClose();

    std::cout << "Finished compressing file." << "\r\n";
    }