Xbase++

Compress a String and Save as a Gzip File

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This example demonstrates how to use the CompressStringToFile method to compress a string and write the result directly to a Gzip (.gz) file.

The input string is first converted to its byte representation using the specified character set (in this case, UTF-8). The resulting bytes are then compressed using the Gzip format, and the compressed output is written directly to the specified file.

This method is convenient when you want to generate a compressed file from in-memory text without needing intermediate objects such as BinData or StringBuilder.

Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oGzip
LOCAL cInputStr

nSuccess := 0

//  This example demonstrates how to compress a string and save the result
//  directly to a Gzip (.gz) file.

oGzip := CreateObject("Chilkat.Gzip")

//  The string to be compressed:
cInputStr := "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

//  Compress the string using UTF-8 and write to a file:
nSuccess := oGzip:CompressStringToFile(cInputStr, "utf-8", "output.gz")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oGzip:LastErrorText
    oGzip:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Compression successful."
? "Gzip file written to output.gz"

oGzip:destroy()