Classic ASP

Convert any File to Base64 (and back)

Demonstrates how to get the contents of any file as a base64 string, and then write it back.

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Classic ASP

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
success = 0

set bd = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")

' This example will load a PDF and return it as a base64 string.
success = bd.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed to load file.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

b64Str = bd.GetEncoded("base64")
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( b64Str) & "</pre>"

' Now write the base64 string back to the binary PDF file:
set bd2 = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")
success = bd2.AppendEncoded(b64Str,"base64")
success = bd2.WriteFile("qa_output/helloWorld.pdf")

%>
</body>
</html>