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Base64 Encode a File

_LANGUAGE_ to Base64 encode the contents of a file.

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Delphi DLL
uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, FileAccess;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
fac: HCkFileAccess;
strBase64: PWideChar;

begin
success := False;

// Get the contents of a file into a base64 encoded string:
fac := CkFileAccess_Create();
strBase64 := CkFileAccess__readBinaryToEncoded(fac,'c:/data/something.pdf','base64');
if (CkFileAccess_getLastMethodSuccess(fac) <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFileAccess__lastErrorText(fac));
    Exit;
  end;

// Now write the string to a file:
success := CkFileAccess_WriteEntireTextFile(fac,'c:/data/something_pdf_base64.txt',strBase64,'us-ascii',False);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkFileAccess__lastErrorText(fac));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success!');

CkFileAccess_Dispose(fac);

end;