(C#) Gzip a File

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

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

Chilkat.Gzip gzip = new Chilkat.Gzip();

// This will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
// it will create "qa_data/hamlet.xml".
bool success = gzip.CompressFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(gzip.LastErrorText);
    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".
string embeddedExtractPath = "hamlet.xml";
success = gzip.CompressFile2("qa_data/hamlet.xml",embeddedExtractPath,"qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(gzip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Success.");