純VB VBA代碼寫的zip壓縮和解壓縮類模塊

純VB代碼寫的zip壓縮和解壓縮類模塊

Option Explicit

'VB性能大討論: 頂級專傢用VB寫的壓縮祘法居然比C++編寫的WinRar壓縮祘法慢100倍,

'該代碼是一位俄羅斯專傢寫的,極具收藏價值和實用價值,隻可惜速度慢瞭一些.

'現附源代碼供大傢學習和收藏,衕時也請各位高手對源代碼分析, 看看能不能進行一些優化. 請大傢把優化後的測試結果貼齣來供其他人學習和討論.

'測試程序:
'  Dim ObjZip As New ClassZip
'
'  ObjZip.InputFileName = "C:\1\Test.Bmp"
'  ObjZip.InputFileName = "C:\1\Test.Zip"
'  ObjZip.Compress
'
'  ....
'
'=====================================
'下麵是 ClassZip的全部源代碼
'======================================

Public Event FileProgress(sngPercentage As Single)
Private m_strInputFileName As String
Private m_strOutputFileName As String
Private mintInputFile As Integer
Private mintOutputFile As Integer
Private Const mcintWindowSize As Integer = &H1000
Private Const mcintMaxMatchLen As Integer = 18
Private Const mcintMinMatchLen As Integer = 3
Private Const mcintNull As Integer = &H1000
Private Const mcintByteNotify As Integer = &H1000
Private mabytWindow(mcintWindowSize + mcintMaxMatchLen) As Byte
Private maintWindowNext(mcintWindowSize + 1 + mcintWindowSize) As Integer
Private maintWindowPrev(mcintWindowSize + 1) As Integer
Private mintMatchPos As Integer
Private mintMatchLen As Integer

' *******************************************
' This is for writing the bytes out to a file
' *******************************************

Private mabytOutputBuffer(17) As Byte
Private mbytByteCodeWritten As Byte
Private mbytBitCount As Byte
' LZ signature
Private Const mcstrSignature As String = "FMSLZ1"
Public Property Get InputFileName() As String
    ' Returns the input file name
    InputFileName = m_strInputFileName
End Property

Public Property Let InputFileName(ByVal strValue As String)
    'strValue: Set the input file name
    m_strInputFileName = strValue
End Property

Public Property Get OutputFileName() As String
    'Returns the output file name
    OutputFileName = m_strOutputFileName
End Property

Public Property Let OutputFileName(ByVal strValue As String)
    'strValue: Set the output file name
    m_strOutputFileName = strValue
End Property

Public Sub Compress()

    '***********************************************************
    'This procedure compresses the input file to the output file
    '***********************************************************

    Dim intBufferLocation As Integer
    Dim intMaxLen As Integer
    Dim bytByte As Byte
    Dim lngBytesRead As Long
    Dim lngFileLength As Long
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' Get the next free file id
    mintInputFile = FreeFile
    'Openz the input file
    Open m_strInputFileName For Binary Access Read As mintInputFile
    'Try to delete the output file. If it doesn't exist an error is raised
    On Error Resume Next
    Kill m_strOutputFileName
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' Get the next free file id
    mintOutputFile = FreeFile
    ' Open the output file
    Open m_strOutputFileName For Binary As mintOutputFile
    ' Initialize the search buffers
    CompressionInitialize
    intBufferLocation = 0
    intMaxLen = 0
    lngFileLength = LOF(mintInputFile)
    ' write header
    Put mintOutputFile, , mcstrSignature
    Put mintOutputFile, , lngFileLength
    ' Prefill the end of the buffer with the first characters in the file
    Do While (intMaxLen < mcintMaxMatchLen) And Not EOF(mintInputFile)
        Get mintInputFile, , bytByte
        mabytWindow(intMaxLen) = bytByte
        mabytWindow(intMaxLen + mcintWindowSize) = mabytWindow(intMaxLen)
        intMaxLen = intMaxLen + 1
        lngBytesRead = lngBytesRead + 1
    Loop
    ' While there is a match in the buffer
    Do While (intMaxLen)
        ' Find the next match
        FindMatch (intBufferLocation)
        If (mintMatchLen > intMaxLen) Then
            mintMatchLen = intMaxLen
        End If
        ' -> If the match is less than the minimum length, just write out the byte
        If (mintMatchLen < mcintMinMatchLen) Then
            mintMatchLen = 1
            WriteByte mabytWindow(intBufferLocation)
        Else
            WriteEntry mintMatchPos, mintMatchLen
        End If
        ' Update the window for each character in the match
        Do While (mintMatchLen > 0)
            ' Remove the current position from the search tables
            DeletePosition ((intBufferLocation + mcintMaxMatchLen) And (mcintWindowSize - 1))
            intMaxLen = intMaxLen - 1
            If Not EOF(mintInputFile) Then
                Get mintInputFile, , bytByte
                ' Update the window
                mabytWindow((intBufferLocation + mcintMaxMatchLen) And (mcintWindowSize - 1)) = bytByte
                ' Special handling for updating the end of the buffer
                If (intBufferLocation + mcintMaxMatchLen >= mcintWindowSize) Then
                    mabytWindow(intBufferLocation + mcintMaxMatchLen) = bytByte
                End If
                lngBytesRead = lngBytesRead + 1
                intMaxLen = intMaxLen + 1
            End If
            ' Update the search tables
            InsertPosition (intBufferLocation)
            intBufferLocation = (intBufferLocation + 1) And (mcintWindowSize - 1)
            mintMatchLen = mintMatchLen - 1
            ' Raise the progress event
            If (lngBytesRead Mod mcintByteNotify) = 0 Then
                RaiseEvent FileProgress(lngBytesRead / lngFileLength)
            End If
        Loop
        ' Raise the progress event
        If (lngBytesRead Mod mcintByteNotify) = 0 Then
            RaiseEvent FileProgress(lngBytesRead / lngFileLength)
        End If
    Loop
    ' Finish writing the output file
    WriteFinish
    RaiseEvent FileProgress(1)
    ' Close the files we opened
    Close mintOutputFile
    Close mintInputFile
U_ext:
    Exit Sub
    ' if error show message box
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: Compress", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Sub

Public Sub Decompress()

    '*************************************************************
    'This procedure decompresses the input file to the output file
    '*************************************************************

    Dim intCounter As Integer
    Dim bytHiByte As Byte
    Dim intBufferLocation As Integer
    Dim bytLoByte As Byte
    Dim bytLength As Byte
    Dim intWindowPosition As Integer
    Dim bytByte As Byte
    Dim intFlags As Integer
    Dim lngBytesRead As Long
    Dim lngBytesWritten As Long
    Dim strSignature As String * 6
    Dim lngOriginalFileLen As Long

    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' Get the next free file id
    mintInputFile = FreeFile
    ' Open the input file
    Open m_strInputFileName For Binary Access Read As mintInputFile
    ' Try to delete the output file. If it doesn't exist an error is raised
    On Error Resume Next
    Kill m_strOutputFileName
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' Get the next free file id
    mintOutputFile = FreeFile
    ' Open the output file
    Open m_strOutputFileName For Binary As mintOutputFile
    ' get header
    Get mintInputFile, , strSignature
    Get mintInputFile, , lngOriginalFileLen
    ' Check the signature to see if this file is compressed
    If strSignature = mcstrSignature Then
        ' While there is still data to decompress
        Do While lngBytesWritten < lngOriginalFileLen
            intFlags = Shri(intFlags, 1)
            ' If the flag byte has been processed, get the next one
            If (intFlags And 256) = 0 Then
                Get mintInputFile, , bytByte
                lngBytesRead = lngBytesRead + 1
                intFlags = LongToInt(CLng(bytByte) Or &HFF00&)
            End If
            ' If this byte is not compressed
            If (intFlags And 1) Then
                ' Read from the input and write to the output
                Get mintInputFile, , bytByte
                lngBytesRead = lngBytesRead + 1
                Put mintOutputFile, , bytByte
                lngBytesWritten = lngBytesWritten + 1
                ' Update the window
                mabytWindow(intWindowPosition) = bytByte
                intWindowPosition = intWindowPosition + 1
                intWindowPosition = intWindowPosition And (mcintWindowSize - 1)
            Else

                ' This byte is compressed
                ' Get the window position and length of the match

                Get mintInputFile, , bytHiByte
                lngBytesRead = lngBytesRead + 1
                Get mintInputFile, , bytLoByte
                lngBytesRead = lngBytesRead + 1
                intBufferLocation = BufPosition(bytHiByte, bytLoByte)
                bytLength = BufLength(bytLoByte)
                intCounter = 0

                ' Read the data from the window and write to the output

                Do While intCounter < bytLength
                    bytByte = mabytWindow((intBufferLocation + intCounter) And (mcintWindowSize - 1))
                    Put mintOutputFile, , bytByte
                    lngBytesWritten = lngBytesWritten + 1
                    mabytWindow(intWindowPosition) = bytByte
                    intWindowPosition = intWindowPosition + 1
                    intWindowPosition = intWindowPosition And (mcintWindowSize - 1)
                    intCounter = intCounter + 1

                    ' Raise the progress event

                    If (lngBytesWritten Mod mcintByteNotify) = 0 Then
                        RaiseEvent FileProgress(lngBytesWritten / lngOriginalFileLen)
                    End If
                Loop
            End If

            ' Raise the progress event

            If (lngBytesWritten Mod mcintByteNotify) = 0 Then
                RaiseEvent FileProgress(lngBytesWritten / lngOriginalFileLen)
            End If
        Loop
        RaiseEvent FileProgress(1)
    End If
    ' Close the files we opened
    Close mintOutputFile
    Close mintInputFile
U_ext:
    Exit Sub
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: Decompress", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Sub

Private Sub BitSetByte(bytNumber As Byte, bytBitNumber As Byte)
    '*********************************************
    ' This procedure sets a bit in a byte variable
    '*********************************************
    ' Parameterz:
    'bytNumber - The byte variable to set the bit in. The result is also returned
    ' in this parameter
    'bytBitNumber - The bit number to clear
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    bytNumber = bytNumber Or Shlb(1, bytBitNumber)
U_ext:
    Exit Sub
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: Bit Set Byte", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Sub

Private Function BufLength(bytLoByte As Byte) As Byte

    '********************************************
    'This function returns the length of an entry
    '********************************************

    ' Parameterz
    ' bytLoByte - The low byte of the entry
    ' Returnz the length of the entry

    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    BufLength = (bytLoByte And &HF) + mcintMinMatchLen
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: Buffeer Leghth", , vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Function BufPosition(bytHiByte As Byte, bytLoByte As Byte) As Integer
    '******************************************************
    ' This function returns the window position of an entry
    '******************************************************
    ' bytHiByte - The high byte of the entry
    ' bytLoByte - The low byte of the entry
    ' Returnz   : The position of the entry
    Dim intPosition As Integer
    ' if error then show message
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    intPosition = Shli(bytLoByte And &HF0, 4) + bytHiByte
    intPosition = intPosition And &HFFF
    BufPosition = intPosition
U_ext:
    ' exit
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    ' error message
    MsgBox "Error: Buffer Position", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Sub CompressionInitialize()

    ' **************************************************************************
    ' This procedure initializes the module variables for  the compression  and
    ' decompression routines
    ' **************************************************************************
    Dim intCounter As Integer
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' Initialize the window to spaces
    For intCounter = 0 To mcintWindowSize + mcintMaxMatchLen - 1
        mabytWindow(intCounter) = Asc(" ")
    Next intCounter
    For intCounter = 0 To mcintWindowSize + mcintWindowSize
        maintWindowNext(intCounter) = mcintNull
    Next intCounter
    For intCounter = 0 To mcintWindowSize
        maintWindowPrev(intCounter) = mcintNull
    Next intCounter
    'Reset write buffer
    mabytOutputBuffer(0) = 0
    mbytByteCodeWritten = 1
    mbytBitCount = 0
U_ext:
    ' exit
    Exit Sub
PROC_ERR:
    ' error message
    MsgBox "Error: Initialize", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Sub

Private Function dblToLong(ByVal dblNumber As Double) As Long
    ' *****************************************************************************
    ' This routine does an unsigned conversion from a double Value to a long Value.
    ' This procedure correctly handles any double value
    ' *****************************************************************************
    'Parameterz
    ' dblNumber - the double value to convert to a long
    ' long returnz
    Dim dblDivisor As Double
    Dim dblTemp As Double
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' Visual basic does not allow you enter the value &H100000000 directly,
    ' so we enter &H7FFFFFFF, double it and add two to create it.
    dblDivisor = &H7FFFFFFF
    dblDivisor = (dblDivisor * 2) + 2
    'if the number is larger than a long can store, then truncate it
    If dblNumber > dblDivisor Or dblNumber < 0 Then
        dblTemp = dblNumber - (Int(dblNumber / dblDivisor) * dblDivisor)
    Else
        dblTemp = dblNumber
    End If
    ' if the number is greater than a signed long, convert it to a negative
    If dblTemp > &H7FFFFFFF Then
        dblToLong = dblTemp - dblDivisor
    ElseIf dblTemp < 0 Then
        ' If the number is negative
        dblToLong = dblDivisor + dblTemp
    Else
        dblToLong = dblTemp
    End If
U_ext:
    'exit
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: dbltoLong", vbExclamation, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Sub DeletePosition(intCurBufIndex As Integer)

    ' **************************************************
    ' This procedure removes a character from the window
    ' **************************************************

    ' Parameterz:
    ' intCurBufIndex - The index of the byte in the window to delete

    Dim intNext As Integer
    Dim intPrev As Integer
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR

    ' If this position has been previously assigned
    If (maintWindowPrev(intCurBufIndex) <> mcintNull) Then
        ' Update the next character array with the previous value
        intPrev = maintWindowPrev(intCurBufIndex)
        intNext = maintWindowNext(intCurBufIndex)
        maintWindowNext(intPrev) = intNext
        maintWindowPrev(intNext) = intPrev
        maintWindowNext(intCurBufIndex) = mcintNull
        maintWindowPrev(intCurBufIndex) = mcintNull
    End If
U_ext:
    Exit Sub
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: DeletePosition", vbExclamation, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Sub

Private Sub FindMatch(intCurBufIndex As Integer)
    ' *************************************************
    ' This procedure searches for a match in the window
    ' *************************************************
    ' intCurBufIndex - The current position in the window
    Dim intPos As Integer
    Dim intKey As Integer
    Dim intCounter As Integer
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    mintMatchPos = 0
    mintMatchLen = mintMatchPos
    'calculate position
    intKey = (mabytWindow(intCurBufIndex) + Shli(mabytWindow(intCurBufIndex + 1), 8) And &HFFF&) + mcintWindowSize + 1
    ' If we have encountered this two letter combination before, intPos will hold
    ' the position at which we last last encountered it
    intPos = maintWindowNext(intKey)
    intCounter = 0
    Do While (intPos <> mcintNull) And (intCounter <> mcintMaxMatchLen)
        'Find a match in the window
        intCounter = 0
        Do While intCounter < mcintMaxMatchLen And mabytWindow(intPos + intCounter) = mabytWindow(intCurBufIndex + intCounter)
            intCounter = intCounter + 1
        Loop
        ' If this is the best match so far, keep track of it
        If (intCounter > mintMatchLen) Then
            mintMatchLen = intCounter
            mintMatchPos = (intPos) And (mcintWindowSize - 1)
        End If
        ' Retrieve the next index into the window
        intPos = maintWindowNext(intPos)
    Loop
    If (intCounter = mcintMaxMatchLen) Then
        DeletePosition (intPos)
    End If
U_ext:
    Exit Sub
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: FindMatch", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Sub

Private Function HiByte(ByVal intNumber As Integer) As Byte
    ' *******************************************
    ' Returns the high byte of the passed integer
    ' *******************************************
    ' intNumber - integer to return the high byte of
    ' Return the byte
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    HiByte = Int((IntToLong(intNumber) / &H100&)) And &HFF&
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: HiByte", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Function HiWord(lngNumber As Long) As Integer
    ' *******************************************
    ' Returns the high integer of the passed long
    ' *******************************************
    ' lngNumber - long value to return the high integer of
    ' Return the integer
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    HiWord = LongToInt(Int((lngNumber / &H10000)))
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: HiWord", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Sub InsertPosition(intCurBufIndex As Integer)
    ' **************************************************
    ' This procedure inserts a character into the window
    ' **************************************************
    ' intCurBufIndex - The index of the byte in the window to insert
    ' What the function returns or 'Nothing'
    Dim intNextChar As Integer
    Dim intKey As Integer
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' Calculate hash key based on the current byte and the next byte
    intKey = (mabytWindow(intCurBufIndex) + Shli(mabytWindow(intCurBufIndex + 1), 8) And &HFFF&) + mcintWindowSize + 1
    'Get the last position pointed to by this key
    intNextChar = maintWindowNext(intKey)
    ' Set the position in the lookup buffer to the current position in the window
    maintWindowNext(intKey) = intCurBufIndex
    ' keep track of the last position pointed to by this key
    maintWindowPrev(intCurBufIndex) = intKey
    ' point the current position in the next window to the key position in the next
    ' buffer
    maintWindowNext(intCurBufIndex) = intNextChar
    ' If there was a previous character
    If (intNextChar <> mcintNull) Then
        maintWindowPrev(intNextChar) = intCurBufIndex
    End If
U_ext:
    Exit Sub
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: InsertPosition", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Sub

Private Function IntToByte(ByVal intNumber As Integer) As Byte

    ' ************************************************************************
    ' This routine does an unsigned conversion from an integer value to a byte
    ' value. This procedure correctly handles any integer value
    ' ************************************************************************

    ' intNumber - the integer value to convert to a byte
    ' return the Byte
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    IntToByte = intNumber And &HFF&
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: IntToByte", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Function IntToLong(ByVal intNumber As Integer) As Long

    ' ****************************************************************************
    ' This routine converts an integer value to a long value, treating the integer
    ' as unsigned
    ' ****************************************************************************

    ' Parameters: intNumber - the integer to convert to long
    '  retiurn the long
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' This routine converts an integer value to a long value
    If intNumber < 0 Then
        IntToLong = intNumber + &H10000
    Else
        IntToLong = intNumber
    End If
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: IntToLong", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Function LoByte(ByVal intNumber As Integer) As Byte
    ' ******************************************
    ' Returns the low byte of the passed integer
    ' ******************************************

    ' intNumber - integer to return the low byte of
    ' rEturn the byte
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    LoByte = intNumber And &HFF&
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: LoByte"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Function LongToInt(ByVal lngNumber As Long) As Integer
    ' ******************************************************************************
    ' This routine does an unsigned conversion from a long value to an integer value.
    ' This procedure correctly handles any long value
    ' ******************************************************************************

    ' lngNumber - the long value to convert to an integer
    ' returnz the Integer
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' This routine converts a long value to an integer
    lngNumber = lngNumber And &HFFFF&
    If lngNumber > &H7FFF Then
        LongToInt = lngNumber - &H10000
    Else
        LongToInt = lngNumber
    End If
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: LongToInt", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Function LoWord(ByVal lngNumber As Long) As Integer
    ' ******************************************
    ' Returns the low integer of the passed long
    ' ******************************************
    ' lngNumber - long to return the low integer of
    ' Returnz the integer

    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    LoWord = LongToInt(lngNumber And &HFFFF&)
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: LoWord", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Function Shlb(ByVal bytValue As Byte, ByVal bytPlaces As Byte) As Byte
    ' ********************************************************
    ' Shifts a numeric value left the specified number of bits.
    ' *********************************************************
    ' bytValue - byte value to shift
    ' bytPlaces - number of places to shift
    ' Returnz the Shifted value

    Dim lngMultiplier As Long
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' if we are shifting 8 or more bits, then the result is always zero
    If bytPlaces >= 8 Then
        Shlb = 0
    Else
        lngMultiplier = 2 ^ bytPlaces
        Shlb = IntToByte(LongToInt(bytValue * lngMultiplier))
    End If
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: Shlb", vbCritical, "ULZ kewl"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Function Shli(ByVal intValue As Integer, ByVal bytPlaces As Byte) As Integer
    ' **********************************************************************************
    ' Shifts a numeric value left the specified number of bits. Left shifting can be
    ' defined as a multiplication operation. For the number of bits we want to shift a
    ' value to the left, we need to raise two to that power, then multiply the result by
    ' our original value.
    ' **********************************************************************************
    ' intValue - integer value to shift
    ' bytPlaces - number of places to shift
    ' reeturn Shifted value
    Dim lngMultiplier As Long
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' if we are shifting 16 or more bits, then the result is always zero
    If bytPlaces >= 16 Then
        Shli = 0
    Else
        lngMultiplier = 2 ^ bytPlaces
        Shli = LongToInt(intValue * lngMultiplier)
    End If
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: Shli", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Function Shll(ByVal lngNumber As Long, ByVal bytPlaces As Byte) As Long
    ' *********************************************************
    ' Shifts a numeric Value left the specified number of bits.
    ' *********************************************************
    ' lngNumber - long Value to shift
    ' bytPlaces - number of places to shift
    ' Returnz the Shifted Value
    Dim dblMultiplier As Double
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' if we are shifting 32 or more bits, then the result is always zero
    If bytPlaces >= 32 Then
        Shll = 0
    Else
        dblMultiplier = 2 ^ bytPlaces
        Shll = dblToLong(lngNumber * dblMultiplier)
    End If
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: Shll", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Sub WriteBufferByte(abytOutput() As Byte, lngBytesWritten As Long, bytValue As Byte)
    ' ********************************************************
    ' This procedure writes a single byte to the output buffer
    ' ********************************************************
    ' abytOutput - The output buffer
    ' lngBytesWritten - The current position in the output buffer
    ' bytByte - The byte to write to the buffer
    Dim intCounter As Integer
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' If eight bytes have been written, write the output buffer
    If mbytBitCount = 8 Then
        For intCounter = 0 To mbytByteCodeWritten - 1
            abytOutput(lngBytesWritten) = mabytOutputBuffer(intCounter)
            lngBytesWritten = lngBytesWritten + 1
        Next intCounter
        ' Reset the write variables
        mbytByteCodeWritten = 1
        mbytBitCount = 0
        mabytOutputBuffer(0) = 0
    End If
    ' Update the output buffer
    mabytOutputBuffer(mbytByteCodeWritten) = bytValue
    ' Increment the number of bytes written
    mbytByteCodeWritten = mbytByteCodeWritten + 1
    ' Indicate that this byte is not compressed
    BitSetByte mabytOutputBuffer(0), mbytBitCount
    'Increment the number of entries written
    mbytBitCount = mbytBitCount + 1
U_ext:
    'exit
    Exit Sub
PROC_ERR:
    ' error message
    MsgBox "Error: WriteBufferByte", vbCritical, "Huffman"
    Resume U_ext
End Sub

Private Function Shri(ByVal lngValue As Long, ByVal bytPlaces As Byte) As Integer
    ' *******************************************************
    ' Shifts a long Value right the selected number of places
    ' *******************************************************
    ' lngValue - integer Value to shift
    ' bytPlaces - number of places to shift
    ' Returnz the Shifted value

    Dim lngDivisor As Long
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' if we are shifting 16 or more bits, then the result is always zero
    If bytPlaces >= 16 Then
        Shri = 0
    Else
        lngDivisor = 2 ^ bytPlaces
        Shri = Int(IntToLong(lngValue) / lngDivisor)
    End If
U_ext:
    Exit Function
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox "Error: Shri", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Function

Private Sub WriteBufferEntry(abytOutput() As Byte, lngBytesWritten As Long, intPos As Integer, intLen As Integer)
    '*********************************************************
    'this procedure writes a window entry to the output buffer
    '*********************************************************
    ' Parameterz:
    ' abytOutput - The output buffer
    ' lngBytesWritten - The current position in the output buffer
    ' intPos - The position of the entry
    ' intLen - The length of the entry

    Dim intCounter As Integer
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    ' If eight bytes have been written, write the output buffer
    If mbytBitCount = 8 Then
        For intCounter = 0 To mbytByteCodeWritten - 1
            abytOutput(lngBytesWritten) = mabytOutputBuffer(intCounter)
            lngBytesWritten = lngBytesWritten + 1
        Next intCounter
        ' Reset the output varables
        mbytByteCodeWritten = 1
        mbytBitCount = 0
        mabytOutputBuffer(0) = 0
    End If

    ' The first byte contains the loword of the position in the window
    mabytOutputBuffer(mbytByteCodeWritten) = IntToByte(intPos)
    ' Increment the number of bytes written
    mbytByteCodeWritten = mbytByteCodeWritten + 1
    ' The second byte of an entry contains the 4 hi bits of the position, and the
    ' lower four bits contain the length of the match
    mabytOutputBuffer(mbytByteCodeWritten) = IntToByte(((Shri(intPos, 4) And &HF0&) Or intLen - mcintMinMatchLen))
    ' Increment the number of bytes written
    mbytByteCodeWritten = mbytByteCodeWritten + 1
    ' Increment the number of entries written
    mbytBitCount = mbytBitCount + 1

U_ext:
    'exit the procedure
    Exit Sub
PROC_ERR:
    ' errror message
    MsgBox "Error: WriteBufferEntry", vbCritical, "ULZ"
    Resume U_ext
End Sub