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Ascii85 Encoding and Decoding

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Demonstrates ascii85 encoding and decoding.

Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.79 or greater.

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#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkBinDataW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // First demonstrate encoding strings to ascii85 and back.
    CkStringBuilderW sb;

    success = sb.Append(L"Man is distinguished, not only by his reason, but by this singular passion from other animals, which is a lust of the mind, that by a perseverance of delight in the continued and indefatigable generation of knowledge, exceeds the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.");

    const wchar_t *encodedAscii85 = sb.getEncoded(L"ascii85",L"utf-8");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",encodedAscii85);

    // Result is: 9jqo^BlbD-BleB1DJ+*+F(f,q/0JhKF<GL>Cj@.4 ... DII?(E,9)oF*2M7/c

    // Decode back to the original:
    sb.Clear();
    sb.Append(encodedAscii85);
    success = sb.Decode(L"ascii85",L"utf-8");
    wprintf(L"Original:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",sb.getAsString());

    // ---- Now encode binary data to ascii85 ----
    CkBinDataW bd;
    success = bd.LoadFile(L"qa_data/jpg/starfish20.jpg");
    encodedAscii85 = bd.getEncoded(L"ascii85");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",encodedAscii85);

    // Result is:  s4IA0!"_al8O`[\!<E0k!([(is8E!F7VQ[M+Eqj?FED)3+C]U=6"Fn ...

    // Decode...
    bd.Clear();
    bd.AppendEncoded(encodedAscii85,L"ascii85");
    success = bd.WriteFile(L"qa_output/starfish20.jpg");
    }