JavaScript

GZip Decompress File

Demonstrates how to uncompress a .gz compressed file to get the uncompressed original file.

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

JavaScript

var success = false;

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

var gzip = new CkGzip();

success = gzip.UncompressFile("qa_data/gzip/something.csv.gz","qa_output/something.csv");
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(gzip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

console.log("File successfully uncompressed and extracted from the Gzip compressed format.");