Visual Basic 6.0

Decompress Bytes

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Demonstrates how to decompress binary data. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

' See this example to compress bytes: Compress Bytes

Dim fac As New CkFileAccess

Dim compressedBytes() As Byte
compressedBytes = fac.ReadEntireFile("qa_data/compressed/compressedBmp.dat")
If (fac.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print fac.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim compress As New ChilkatCompression
compress.Algorithm = "deflate"

Dim decompressedBytes() As Byte
decompressedBytes = compress.DecompressBytes(compressedBytes)
If (compress.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print compress.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

success = fac.WriteEntireFile("qa_output/decompressed.bmp",decompressedBytes)
If (fac.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print fac.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If