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Compresses a file. This file can be decompressed by fUncompress.
Remark: The small-size files are not likely to be compressed.
Reminder: Archiving functions (zipXXX functions) allow to manage archives in ZIP, CAB, 7z, etc.
// Compress a file
Res = fCompress("C:\Directories\File.txt", "C:\Directories\CompressedFile.txt")
Syntax
<Result> = fCompress(<Path of file to compress> , <Path of compressed file>)
<Result>: Integer
  • 0 if the compression was performed,
  • an error code (value greater than 0) otherwise.
<Path of file to compress>: Character string
Name and full (or relative) path of the file to compress (up to 260 characters). A UNC path can be used.
<Path of compressed file>: Character string
Name and full (or relative) path of compressed file (up to 260 characters). A UNC path can be used.
Remarks

Error codes

The following error codes are returned:
  • 1: The file to compress cannot be opened.
  • 2: Unable to create the compressed file. This error occurs if <Path of compressed file> does not exist.
  • 4: The file cannot be compressed: the file is copied (the size of the file to compress is too small for instance).
  • 5: Insufficient memory to perform the compression.
  • 6: The compression was canceled by the user: fStopCompress has been executed.
  • 7: Insufficient space to create the compressed file.
The error code message can be retrieved using the ErrorInfo function with the rrMessage constant.

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To view the progress of file compression, use Event to process the GaugeCompaction message (1174). When this message is received, the _EVE.wParam variable contains the percentage of file compression.
Component: wd290std.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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