(Delphi ActiveX) Decompress Bytes

Demonstrates how to decompress binary data.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
fac: TCkFileAccess;
compressedBytes: Array of Byte;
compress: TChilkatCompression;
decompressedBytes: Array of Byte;
success: Integer;

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

// See this example to compress bytes: Compress Bytes

fac := TCkFileAccess.Create(Self);

compressedBytes := fac.ReadEntireFile('qa_data/compressed/compressedBmp.dat');
if (fac.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(fac.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

compress := TChilkatCompression.Create(Self);
compress.Algorithm := 'deflate';

decompressedBytes := compress.DecompressBytes(compressedBytes);
if (compress.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(compress.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

success := fac.WriteEntireFile('qa_output/decompressed.bmp',decompressedBytes);
if (fac.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(fac.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
end;