(Xojo Plugin) Create TAR BZ2 Compressed Archive (.tar.bz2, .tbz, .tbz2, .tb2)

Demonstrates how to create a compressed TAR archive containing an entire directory tree. This example creates a compressed archive using BZip2 compression. The typical file extensions used are .tar.bz2, .tbz2, .tbz, or .tb2.

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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 Chilkat.Tar

// 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 Boolean
success = tar.AddDirRoot("/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123")
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(tar.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Create the compressed TAR archive using BZip2.
// Note: You may use UNC paths, absolute, or relative paths.
success = tar.WriteTarBz2("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.bz2")
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(tar.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("Success.")