SQL Server

Transition from Crypt2.Decode to BinData.AppendEncoded

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated Decode method calls with AppendEncoded. SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    DECLARE @crypt2 int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Crypt2', @crypt2 OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- ...
    -- ...

    DECLARE @encoding nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @encoding = 'base64'

    -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- The Decode method is deprecated:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @crypt2, 'Decode', @byteData OUT, 'ENCODED_DATA...', @encoding

    -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- Do the equivalent using BinData.AppendEncoded.

    DECLARE @bd int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.BinData', @bd OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @bd, 'AppendEncoded', @success OUT, 'ENCODED_DATA...', @encoding
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @bd, 'GetData', @byteData OUT

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @crypt2
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @bd


END
GO