Compress and Decompress Strings

Category:

String Manipulation

Type:

Modules

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Author:

Phil Fresle

Version Compatibility:

More information:

Zlib Wrapper is a Visual Basic module that wraps the Zlib DLL as provided at the following web site:

http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/

It allows you to compress and decompress strings. This is useful for manipulating and transmitting long string data, such as large text strings sent over the Internet.

A sample client is included to show you how to use the module.

Instructions: Click the link below to download the code. Select 'Save' from the IE popup dialog. Once downloaded, open the .zip file from your local drive using WinZip or a comparable program to view the contents.

Download zlibwrapper.zip