(PureBasic) Download Image (JPG, GIF, etc.) to Base64

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IncludeFile "CkBinData.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    ; This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    ; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttp::setCkKeepResponseBody(http, 1)

    bd.i = CkBinData::ckCreate()
    If bd.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkHttp::ckDownloadBd(http,"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg",bd)
    statusCode.i = CkHttp::ckLastStatus(http)
    If success = 0
        If statusCode = 0
            ; Unable to either send the request or get the response.
            Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        Else
            ; We got a response, but the status code was not in the 200s
            Debug "Response status code: " + Str(statusCode)
            ; Examine the response body.
            Debug "Response body:"
            Debug CkHttp::ckLastResponseBody(http)
        EndIf

        Debug "Download failed."

    Else
        Debug "Download success, response status = " + Str(statusCode)

        base64_image_data.s = CkBinData::ckGetEncoded(bd,"base64")
        Debug "image data in base64 format:"
        Debug base64_image_data
    EndIf



    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkBinData::ckDispose(bd)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure