(VB.NET) Decompress Gzip Data In-Place Using BinData

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This example demonstrates how to use the UncompressBd method to decompress Gzip data stored in a BinData object.

The compressed .gz file is first loaded into memory. The UncompressBd method then decompresses the data in-place, meaning the original compressed bytes in the BinData object are replaced with the uncompressed data.

After decompression, the example writes the resulting data to a file. This approach is useful when working entirely in memory before saving or further processing the uncompressed data.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

' This example demonstrates how to decompress Gzip data stored in a BinData object.
' The decompression is done in-place, replacing the compressed data with the original data.

Dim gzip As New Chilkat.Gzip
Dim bd As New Chilkat.BinData

' Load a .gz file into BinData:
success = bd.LoadFile("example.txt.gz")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(bd.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Compressed size (bytes): " & bd.NumBytes)

' Uncompress the data in-place:
success = gzip.UncompressBd(bd)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(gzip.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Decompressed size (bytes): " & bd.NumBytes)

' Save the uncompressed data to a file:
success = bd.WriteFile("example.txt")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(bd.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("File successfully uncompressed to example.txt")