The memory available on the devices is undoubtedly increasing as technology evolves, but so is the amount of data we are storing. We can now store more information about products and customers allowing a smoother daily run of the business.
However, we may sometimes find that our data is still, too big. Imagine transferring a product catalogue over a GSM connection which may not only take a long time, but be costly in connection charges. The solution is to be able to transfer the data in a compressed format and decompress it on the device.
The solution is to use the Sapphire GZip Utility. Data can be compressed on the server in the gz format or a multi-file zip file. This can be decompressed on the client device once it has been downloaded. Alternatively, it could be used to compress certain parts of your data on the device if it isn’t being used frequently, giving the device more memory to operate with.
Product Features
The Sapphire GZip Utility makes file compression and decompression simple with the following features:
Compress a file into the GZ file format
Decompress a GZ file onto the device
Compress multiple files into the Zip file format
Decompress a Zip file on to the device
You can download the latest demo version to see a fully working demo which you can reuse within your application as you see fit. This can be found on the download pages. The demo versions are fully functional and simply contain a popup message from time to time. These are ideal if you are selling your application to the client where you can be confident the application will work in practice and not just theory.
Sample Code
Implementation couldn’t be easier, simply declare the DLL function as a function within your application and call it as though you wrote it yourself. Here’s a sample demo on how to compressing and decompress a file within VB.NET.
When you purchase a developer’s licence, you are free to use the DLL in any number of your projects and deploy it to all the devices to your clients. There’s no need for royalties based on the scale of your project, just a one off fee. You will also get 12 months email support and discounted upgrades for future developments.
If you got an error while installing Themes, Software or Games, please, read FAQ.
Supported operating systems:
Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows Mobile 6 Classic, Windows Mobile 6 Professional, Windows Mobile 6.1 Classic, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
Similar Software:
ZipZap ZipZap is an archive software designed for Pocket PC. It?s a simple utility that will create and extract archives on your handheld device. ZipZap enables you to create zip archives from scratch, edit (add and remove entries from a zip archive) and extract an archive to any folder on your device. ZipZap can archive a single file or a folder
XacRett Build The unpacker/decoder of formats LZH / ZIP / GZIP / RAR / TAR / BZIP2 / Compress / MS CAB/ Ync / ARJ / IMP / BASE64 / UUencode / XXencode. The present realization is my adaptation of XacRett for WinCE port for Pocket PC
ZipIt Zipit is a utility to open, extract, create and edit (add and delete entries) zip-files. ZipIt can also open and extract archives created by gzip, bzip2 and/or tar. The combinations of these are also supported, e.g. gzipped or bzipped tar-files.
ZipIt has an easy to understand user interface much similar to the one used in the commonly known and widely used WinZip
FolderGZiper This program allows you to select a folder with files and the program will convert all files in the folder to the GZ compression
FolderGZiped This program allows you to select a folder with files and GZips all of them in the folder and converts them to GZ files or UnGZip all of them back to the regular file
Power Archiver (with strong Encryption) Power Archiver (with strong Encryption) for PocketPC enables you to compress your files and folders and strongly encrypt them into a single Self-Extracting Archive! Archives can run an executable at the end, so you can use it as an installer-creator too
PictureGZIP PictureGZIP allows you to compress JPEG images from your PocketPC camera in real time. Each time you take a picture the program then GZIPs the JPEG image and places the GZIP file in the 'PictureGZIP' subfolder. The GZIP compression/ decompression is from Gzip
ShortenerIsgd ShortenerIsgd allows you to enter or paste the URL from a website and uses the v.gd web shortener service to compress it. Enter the URL and tap the compress button to compress the URL. Tap the button next to the short URL to copy to the clipboard. This service is provided by v
PictureZIPer PictureZIPer allows you to create a ZIPed JPEG image files in real time. Each time you take a picture with your PocketPC camera the program will then ZIP the JPEG image and place the ZIP file into the 'PictureZIPer' subfolder. The ZIP compression/decompression routines from Info-Zip
Zip Manager 1.0 Zip Manager is powerful, intuitive and innovative zip utility designed to compress/decompress any type of files . This results in saving memory and increases the overall storage capacity of Pocket PC. It also saves connection time by sending compressed attachments via e-mail and IR
Other Software by developer «Sapphire Solutions Ltd»:
SapphireSIM The Sapphire SIM utility provides the Visual Studio developer with the ability to manage the SIM card of a Pocket PC Phone Edition, Windows Mobile or Smartphone device. It enables the user to add, change and delete contacts from teh normal and fixed sialling areas of the SIM card
SapphireFTP SapphireFTP
Your application may be dealing with all different types of data files. These could be stock lists, orders, images; pretty much anything your application can store. But consider the need to transfer these files from your device to your server
SapphireMail SapphireMail
Emails are a powerful method of communication with the ability to send messages and files around the world almost immediately, free of charge. Being able to send and receive emails on your device within your eVB, VB
SapphireIMEI SapphireIMEI
If you are rolling out your application on Smartphone or Pocket PC phone edition devices, you may wish to record the device’s International Mobile Equipment Identifier (IEMI) or International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) numbers
SapphireEncrypt SapphireEncrypt
Data security is important when you are dealing with the Internet and mobile applications. Having confidential information stored on your Pocket PC means you need to ensure that it is kept save if the device gets stolen or if you are transferring it over the internet
SapphireIrDA SapphireIrDA
Printing from your application can be a very useful tool in a situation where you need to give a receipt to your customer direct from your Pocket PC. The ideal solution is to use an IrDA enabled printer with the IrDA port on your device
SapphireButtons SapphireButtons
As developers, we can spend quite a lot of effort getting the flow right for our application to make life easier for our users
Sapphire GZip Utility Sapphire GZip Utility- The memory available on the devices is undoubtedly increasing as technology evolves, but so is the amount of data we are storing. We can now store more information about products and customers allowing a smoother daily run of the business.
However, we may sometimes find that our data is still, too big
SapphireBattery SapphireBattery
Battery power is not infinite. It is important to ensure that your users don’t find themselves without any battery power right when they need it the most