Greenleaf ArchiveLib Competitive Comparison

ArchiveLib Comparison with PKWare Libraries

Includes Compression, Decompression and Archiving? Compression/Decompression and	Yes	No
Encryption included?	Yes	No
Alternative Compression Engines?	Yes, 3	None
Languages supported?	C, C++, Visual Basic, Delphi	C
C++ Classes	25	None
Function count	Over 125	3
Same product supports Win32, Win16, 16- and 32-bit DOS?	Yes	No, must buy separate products; avg. $350 ea
Archiving functions?	Yes, file and memory	No
Compress to/from files?	Yes	No
Compress to/from memory?	Yes	Yes
User Interface support classes?	5	None
Windows ListBox support?	Yes	No
Comments per/file, per/archive	Yes	No
Archive entry list processing functions?	Yes	No
Private data areas in compressed objects?	Yes	No
Buffered file I/O for maximum throughput?	Yes	No
File Rename/Delete/Backup functions?	Yes	No
Wildcard files and subdirectory recursion?	Yes	No
Save File Date / Time / Length / Attributes?	Yes	No
Time / Date manipulation functions?	Yes	No
Named Memory Buffers?	Yes	No
Compression Progress Meter, Messages?	Yes	No
Long Filename Support?	Yes	No
CRC-32 calculation functions?	Yes	Yes
Debug versions of libraries easily built?	Yes	No
FREE Source code included?	Yes	No
Example programs?	Over 35	1
Documentation pages?	400	34
Windows Help?	Yes	No

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