| 1 | See below some functions declarations for Visual Basic. | 
 
 
 
 
 | 2 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 3 | Frequently Asked Question: | 
 
 
 
 
 | 4 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 5 | Q: Each time I use the compress function I get the -5 error (not enough | 
 
 
 
 
 | 6 | room in the output buffer). | 
 
 
 
 
 | 7 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 8 | A: Make sure that the length of the compressed buffer is passed by | 
 
 
 
 
 | 9 | reference ("as any"), not by value ("as long"). Also check that | 
 
 
 
 
 | 10 | before the call of compress this length is equal to the total size of | 
 
 
 
 
 | 11 | the compressed buffer and not zero. | 
 
 
 
 
 | 12 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 13 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 14 | From: "Jon Caruana" <jon-net@usa.net> | 
 
 
 
 
 | 15 | Subject: Re: How to port zlib declares to vb? | 
 
 
 
 
 | 16 | Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 18:33:03 -0600 | 
 
 
 
 
 | 17 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 18 | Got the answer! (I haven't had time to check this but it's what I got, and | 
 
 
 
 
 | 19 | looks correct): | 
 
 
 
 
 | 20 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 21 | He has the following routines working: | 
 
 
 
 
 | 22 | compress | 
 
 
 
 
 | 23 | uncompress | 
 
 
 
 
 | 24 | gzopen | 
 
 
 
 
 | 25 | gzwrite | 
 
 
 
 
 | 26 | gzread | 
 
 
 
 
 | 27 | gzclose | 
 
 
 
 
 | 28 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 29 | Declares follow: (Quoted from Carlos Rios <c_rios@sonda.cl>, in Vb4 form) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 30 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 31 | #If Win16 Then   'Use Win16 calls. | 
 
 
 
 
 | 32 | Declare Function compress Lib "ZLIB.DLL" (ByVal compr As | 
 
 
 
 
 | 33 | String, comprLen As Any, ByVal buf As String, ByVal buflen | 
 
 
 
 
 | 34 | As Long) As Integer | 
 
 
 
 
 | 35 | Declare Function uncompress Lib "ZLIB.DLL" (ByVal uncompr | 
 
 
 
 
 | 36 | As String, uncomprLen As Any, ByVal compr As String, ByVal | 
 
 
 
 
 | 37 | lcompr As Long) As Integer | 
 
 
 
 
 | 38 | Declare Function gzopen Lib "ZLIB.DLL" (ByVal filePath As | 
 
 
 
 
 | 39 | String, ByVal mode As String) As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 40 | Declare Function gzread Lib "ZLIB.DLL" (ByVal file As | 
 
 
 
 
 | 41 | Long, ByVal uncompr As String, ByVal uncomprLen As Integer) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 42 | As Integer | 
 
 
 
 
 | 43 | Declare Function gzwrite Lib "ZLIB.DLL" (ByVal file As | 
 
 
 
 
 | 44 | Long, ByVal uncompr As String, ByVal uncomprLen As Integer) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 45 | As Integer | 
 
 
 
 
 | 46 | Declare Function gzclose Lib "ZLIB.DLL" (ByVal file As | 
 
 
 
 
 | 47 | Long) As Integer | 
 
 
 
 
 | 48 | #Else | 
 
 
 
 
 | 49 | Declare Function compress Lib "ZLIB32.DLL" | 
 
 
 
 
 | 50 | (ByVal compr As String, comprLen As Any, ByVal buf As | 
 
 
 
 
 | 51 | String, ByVal buflen As Long) As Integer | 
 
 
 
 
 | 52 | Declare Function uncompress Lib "ZLIB32.DLL" | 
 
 
 
 
 | 53 | (ByVal uncompr As String, uncomprLen As Any, ByVal compr As | 
 
 
 
 
 | 54 | String, ByVal lcompr As Long) As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 55 | Declare Function gzopen Lib "ZLIB32.DLL" | 
 
 
 
 
 | 56 | (ByVal file As String, ByVal mode As String) As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 57 | Declare Function gzread Lib "ZLIB32.DLL" | 
 
 
 
 
 | 58 | (ByVal file As Long, ByVal uncompr As String, ByVal | 
 
 
 
 
 | 59 | uncomprLen As Long) As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 60 | Declare Function gzwrite Lib "ZLIB32.DLL" | 
 
 
 
 
 | 61 | (ByVal file As Long, ByVal uncompr As String, ByVal | 
 
 
 
 
 | 62 | uncomprLen As Long) As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 63 | Declare Function gzclose Lib "ZLIB32.DLL" | 
 
 
 
 
 | 64 | (ByVal file As Long) As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 65 | #End If | 
 
 
 
 
 | 66 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 67 | -Jon Caruana | 
 
 
 
 
 | 68 | jon-net@usa.net | 
 
 
 
 
 | 69 | Microsoft Sitebuilder Network Level 1 Member - HTML Writer's Guild Member | 
 
 
 
 
 | 70 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 71 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 72 | Here is another example from Michael <michael_borgsys@hotmail.com> that he | 
 
 
 
 
 | 73 | says conforms to the VB guidelines, and that solves the problem of not | 
 
 
 
 
 | 74 | knowing the uncompressed size by storing it at the end of the file: | 
 
 
 
 
 | 75 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 76 | 'Calling the functions: | 
 
 
 
 
 | 77 | 'bracket meaning: <parameter> [optional] {Range of possible values} | 
 
 
 
 
 | 78 | 'Call subCompressFile(<path with filename to compress> [, <path with | 
 
 
 
 
 | 79 | filename to write to>, [level of compression {1..9}]]) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 80 | 'Call subUncompressFile(<path with filename to compress>) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 81 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 82 | Option Explicit | 
 
 
 
 
 | 83 | Private lngpvtPcnSml As Long 'Stores value for 'lngPercentSmaller' | 
 
 
 
 
 | 84 | Private Const SUCCESS As Long = 0 | 
 
 
 
 
 | 85 | Private Const strFilExt As String = ".cpr" | 
 
 
 
 
 | 86 | Private Declare Function lngfncCpr Lib "zlib.dll" Alias "compress2" (ByRef | 
 
 
 
 
 | 87 | dest As Any, ByRef destLen As Any, ByRef src As Any, ByVal srcLen As Long, | 
 
 
 
 
 | 88 | ByVal level As Integer) As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 89 | Private Declare Function lngfncUcp Lib "zlib.dll" Alias "uncompress" (ByRef | 
 
 
 
 
 | 90 | dest As Any, ByRef destLen As Any, ByRef src As Any, ByVal srcLen As Long) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 91 | As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 92 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 93 | Public Sub subCompressFile(ByVal strargOriFilPth As String, Optional ByVal | 
 
 
 
 
 | 94 | strargCprFilPth As String, Optional ByVal intLvl As Integer = 9) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 95 | Dim strCprPth As String | 
 
 
 
 
 | 96 | Dim lngOriSiz As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 97 | Dim lngCprSiz As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 98 | Dim bytaryOri() As Byte | 
 
 
 
 
 | 99 | Dim bytaryCpr() As Byte | 
 
 
 
 
 | 100 | lngOriSiz = FileLen(strargOriFilPth) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 101 | ReDim bytaryOri(lngOriSiz - 1) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 102 | Open strargOriFilPth For Binary Access Read As #1 | 
 
 
 
 
 | 103 | Get #1, , bytaryOri() | 
 
 
 
 
 | 104 | Close #1 | 
 
 
 
 
 | 105 | strCprPth = IIf(strargCprFilPth = "", strargOriFilPth, strargCprFilPth) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 106 | 'Select file path and name | 
 
 
 
 
 | 107 | strCprPth = strCprPth & IIf(Right(strCprPth, Len(strFilExt)) = | 
 
 
 
 
 | 108 | strFilExt, "", strFilExt) 'Add file extension if not exists | 
 
 
 
 
 | 109 | lngCprSiz = (lngOriSiz * 1.01) + 12 'Compression needs temporary a bit | 
 
 
 
 
 | 110 | more space then original file size | 
 
 
 
 
 | 111 | ReDim bytaryCpr(lngCprSiz - 1) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 112 | If lngfncCpr(bytaryCpr(0), lngCprSiz, bytaryOri(0), lngOriSiz, intLvl) = | 
 
 
 
 
 | 113 | SUCCESS Then | 
 
 
 
 
 | 114 | lngpvtPcnSml = (1# - (lngCprSiz / lngOriSiz)) * 100 | 
 
 
 
 
 | 115 | ReDim Preserve bytaryCpr(lngCprSiz - 1) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 116 | Open strCprPth For Binary Access Write As #1 | 
 
 
 
 
 | 117 | Put #1, , bytaryCpr() | 
 
 
 
 
 | 118 | Put #1, , lngOriSiz 'Add the the original size value to the end | 
 
 
 
 
 | 119 | (last 4 bytes) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 120 | Close #1 | 
 
 
 
 
 | 121 | Else | 
 
 
 
 
 | 122 | MsgBox "Compression error" | 
 
 
 
 
 | 123 | End If | 
 
 
 
 
 | 124 | Erase bytaryCpr | 
 
 
 
 
 | 125 | Erase bytaryOri | 
 
 
 
 
 | 126 | End Sub | 
 
 
 
 
 | 127 |  | 
 
 
 
 
 | 128 | Public Sub subUncompressFile(ByVal strargFilPth As String) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 129 | Dim bytaryCpr() As Byte | 
 
 
 
 
 | 130 | Dim bytaryOri() As Byte | 
 
 
 
 
 | 131 | Dim lngOriSiz As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 132 | Dim lngCprSiz As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 133 | Dim strOriPth As String | 
 
 
 
 
 | 134 | lngCprSiz = FileLen(strargFilPth) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 135 | ReDim bytaryCpr(lngCprSiz - 1) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 136 | Open strargFilPth For Binary Access Read As #1 | 
 
 
 
 
 | 137 | Get #1, , bytaryCpr() | 
 
 
 
 
 | 138 | Close #1 | 
 
 
 
 
 | 139 | 'Read the original file size value: | 
 
 
 
 
 | 140 | lngOriSiz = bytaryCpr(lngCprSiz - 1) * (2 ^ 24) _ | 
 
 
 
 
 | 141 | + bytaryCpr(lngCprSiz - 2) * (2 ^ 16) _ | 
 
 
 
 
 | 142 | + bytaryCpr(lngCprSiz - 3) * (2 ^ 8) _ | 
 
 
 
 
 | 143 | + bytaryCpr(lngCprSiz - 4) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 144 | ReDim Preserve bytaryCpr(lngCprSiz - 5) 'Cut of the original size value | 
 
 
 
 
 | 145 | ReDim bytaryOri(lngOriSiz - 1) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 146 | If lngfncUcp(bytaryOri(0), lngOriSiz, bytaryCpr(0), lngCprSiz) = SUCCESS | 
 
 
 
 
 | 147 | Then | 
 
 
 
 
 | 148 | strOriPth = Left(strargFilPth, Len(strargFilPth) - Len(strFilExt)) | 
 
 
 
 
 | 149 | Open strOriPth For Binary Access Write As #1 | 
 
 
 
 
 | 150 | Put #1, , bytaryOri() | 
 
 
 
 
 | 151 | Close #1 | 
 
 
 
 
 | 152 | Else | 
 
 
 
 
 | 153 | MsgBox "Uncompression error" | 
 
 
 
 
 | 154 | End If | 
 
 
 
 
 | 155 | Erase bytaryCpr | 
 
 
 
 
 | 156 | Erase bytaryOri | 
 
 
 
 
 | 157 | End Sub | 
 
 
 
 
 | 158 | Public Property Get lngPercentSmaller() As Long | 
 
 
 
 
 | 159 | lngPercentSmaller = lngpvtPcnSml | 
 
 
 
 
 | 160 | End Property |