Delphi DLL

Workaround for the deprecated Crypt2.Encode method

Shows how to replace the deprecated Encode method. (Chilkat is moving away from the use of CkByteData.) Delphi DLL

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, BinData, CkByteData, Crypt2;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
crypt: HCkCrypt2;
path: PWideChar;
encoding: PWideChar;
inData: HCkByteData;
encodedBytes: PWideChar;
bd: HCkBinData;

begin
crypt := CkCrypt2_Create();

path := 'c:/someDir/example.dat';

// Such as base64, hex, hex_lower, etc.
encoding := 'base64';

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The Encode method is deprecated:

inData := CkByteData_Create();
CkByteData_loadFile(inData,path);

encodedBytes := CkCrypt2__encode(crypt,inData,encoding);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Workaround.
// (Chilkat is moving away from using CkByteData)

bd := CkBinData_Create();
CkBinData_LoadFile(bd,path);

encodedBytes := CkBinData__getEncoded(bd,encoding);

CkCrypt2_Dispose(crypt);
CkByteData_Dispose(inData);
CkBinData_Dispose(bd);

end;