PowerShell

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. PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

$bd = New-Object 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 -ne $true) {
    $("Failed to load file.")
    exit
}

$b64Str = $bd.GetEncoded("base64")
$($b64Str)

# Now write the base64 string back to the binary PDF file:
$bd2 = New-Object Chilkat.BinData
$success = $bd2.AppendEncoded($b64Str,"base64")
$success = $bd2.WriteFile("qa_output/helloWorld.pdf")