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Decode Base64

Demonstrates how to decode base64.

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

bd = Chilkat::CkBinData.new()

# Append a base64 string to bd.
success = bd.AppendEncoded("c2VjcmV0","base64")

# The bd now contains the decoded bytes.
# Let's say it was a password string..
password = bd.getString("utf-8")

# Decodes to "secret".
print "password = " + password + "\n";