(Visual Basic 6.0) Gzip a File

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

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

Dim gzip As New ChilkatGzip

' This will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
' it will create "qa_data/hamlet.xml".
Dim success As Long
success = gzip.CompressFile("qa_data/hamlet.xml","qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print gzip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
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".
Dim embeddedExtractPath As String
embeddedExtractPath = "hamlet.xml"
success = gzip.CompressFile2("qa_data/hamlet.xml",embeddedExtractPath,"qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print gzip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Success."