(Visual Basic 6.0) Create .taz, .tar.Z TAR Archive

Demonstrates how to create a compressed TAR archive containing an entire directory tree. This example creates a compressed archive using Unix "Z" compression. The typical file extensions used are .tar.Z and .taz.

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

Dim tar As New ChilkatTar

' The TAR component will produce a  GNU tar 1.13.x format
' archive by default.
' It is also possible to create PAX -- POSIX 1003.1-2001 format
' or USTAR -- POSIX 1003.1-1988 format.
' Set the WriteFormat property to "gnu", "pax", or "ustar" to
' choose the output TAR format:
tar.WriteFormat = "gnu"

' Add a directory tree to be included in the output TAR archive:
Dim success As Long
success = tar.AddDirRoot("/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print tar.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' First write a .tar, then compress to a .Z using UnixCompress.
success = tar.WriteTar("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print tar.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim uc As New UnixCompress

success = uc.CompressFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar","/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.Z")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print uc.LastErrorText
Else
    Debug.Print "Success."
End If