Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Get Contents of File as Base64

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Demonstrates how to read the contents of a file and convert to a base64 string. Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.BinData;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  bd: TBinData;

begin
  success := False;

  bd := TBinData.Create;

  success := bd.LoadFile('qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Failed to load file.');
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn(bd.GetEncoded('base64'));

  //  If you want mult-line base64:
  WriteLn('--');
  WriteLn(bd.GetEncoded('base64_mime'));

  //  If you want hex..
  WriteLn('--');
  WriteLn(bd.GetEncoded('hex'));

  //  etc..


  bd.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.