(PowerBuilder) Gzip a File

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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Gzip
integer li_Success
string ls_EmbeddedExtractPath

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

loo_Gzip = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Gzip" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Gzip.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Gzip")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Gzip
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// This will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
// it will create "qa_data/hamlet.xml".
li_Success = loo_Gzip.CompressFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Gzip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Gzip
    return
end if

// 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".
ls_EmbeddedExtractPath = "hamlet.xml"
li_Success = loo_Gzip.CompressFile2("qa_data/hamlet.xml",ls_EmbeddedExtractPath,"qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Gzip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Gzip
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Success."


destroy loo_Gzip