JavaScript

.Z File Compression

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Use LZW compression to create a .Z compressed file. Compresses any single file into a .Z format compressed file.

(Chilkat's .Z compression functionality is included as part of the Chilkat Zip license.)

JavaScript

var success = false;

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

var uc = new CkUnixCompress();

success = uc.CompressFile("hamlet.xml","hamlet.xml.Z");
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(uc.LastErrorText);
}
else {
    console.log("Success.");
}