(PureBasic) Gzip a File

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

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IncludeFile "CkGzip.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

    gzip.i = CkGzip::ckCreate()
    If gzip.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; This will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
    ; it will create "qa_data/hamlet.xml".
    success.i = CkGzip::ckCompressFile(gzip,"qa_data/hamlet.xml","qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz")
    If success = 0
        Debug CkGzip::ckLastErrorText(gzip)
        CkGzip::ckDispose(gzip)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; 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".
    embeddedExtractPath.s = "hamlet.xml"
    success = CkGzip::ckCompressFile2(gzip,"qa_data/hamlet.xml",embeddedExtractPath,"qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz")
    If success = 0
        Debug CkGzip::ckLastErrorText(gzip)
        CkGzip::ckDispose(gzip)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug "Success."


    CkGzip::ckDispose(gzip)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure