diff --git a/EgtGeneral.rc b/EgtGeneral.rc
index 927b4aa..96b0075 100644
Binary files a/EgtGeneral.rc and b/EgtGeneral.rc differ
diff --git a/Writer.cpp b/Writer.cpp
index 344e21c..5fdd316 100644
--- a/Writer.cpp
+++ b/Writer.cpp
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ Writer::Init( const string& sFileOut, bool bCompressed)
    const int DIM_BUFFER = 65536 ;
    if ( gzbuffer( m_OutFile, DIM_BUFFER) != Z_OK)
       return false ;
-   const int COMPR_LEVEL = 3 ;    // 0 = no compression ... 9 = max compression
-   if ( gzsetparams( m_OutFile, COMPR_LEVEL, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY) != Z_OK)
-      return false ;
+   if ( bCompressed) {
+      const int COMPR_LEVEL = 3 ;    // 0 = no compression ... 9 = max compression
+      if ( gzsetparams( m_OutFile, COMPR_LEVEL, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY) != Z_OK)
+         return false ;
+   }
    return true ;
 }