(Unicode C) Untar a .tar.gz (.tgz) Compressed Archive

Untar a .tar.gz (.tgz) GZIP compressed archive.

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#include <C_CkTarW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkTarW tar;
    BOOL success;

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

    // Untar a .tar archive.
    tar = CkTarW_Create();

    // Untar into c:/temp/untarDir.  The directory tree(s) contained
    // within the TAR archive will be re-created rooted at this
    // directory.
    CkTarW_putUntarFromDir(tar,L"/Users/chilkat/temp/untarDir");

    // If any filepaths within the Tar archive are absolute,
    // automatically make them relative by removing the first
    // forward or backward slash.  This protects from untarring
    // files to unexpected locations.
    CkTarW_putNoAbsolutePaths(tar,TRUE);

    success = CkTarW_UntarGz(tar,L"/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.gz");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkTarW_lastErrorText(tar));
    }
    else {
        wprintf(L"Success\n");
    }



    CkTarW_Dispose(tar);

    }