PowerBuilder

Decode Literal String

Decode a literal string. See Avoid Non-usascii Literal Strings in Source Code PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
string s
oleobject loo_Sb
oleobject loo_Glob
string s

//  It's best not to use non-usascii literal strings in source code.
//  Instead, use a binary encoded representation of the string.

//  This is the string "44ης Οδός, αρ.2" encoded as quoted-printable.
//  Use Chilkat's online tool to prepare encoded strings: Online Binary Encoder
//  Note: For strings that have very few us-ascii chars, it's better to use base64 encoding instead of quoted-printable.
s = "44=CE=B7=CF=82 =CE=9F=CE=B4=CF=8C=CF=82, =CE=B1=CF=81.2"
loo_Sb = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Sb.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Sb
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Sb.AppendEncoded(s,"quoted-printable")

//  For programming languages where strings are exposed bytes, you can tell Chilkat globally
//  to give you the utf-8 byte representation.
//  For programming languages where strings are opaque objects, such as C#, it doesn't matter.
loo_Glob = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Glob.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Global")

loo_Glob.DefaultUtf8 = 1

s = loo_Sb.GetAsString()


destroy loo_Sb
destroy loo_Glob