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

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Demonstrates how to download an image, or any type of file, to get the data in base64 encoding format.

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkBinData.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkBinData bd;
    BOOL success;
    const char *base64_image_data;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();
    bd = CkBinData_Create();

    success = CkHttp_DownloadBd(http,"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg",bd);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkBinData_Dispose(bd);
        return;
    }

    base64_image_data = CkBinData_getEncoded(bd,"base64");
    printf("image data in base64 format:\n");
    printf("%s\n",base64_image_data);


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkBinData_Dispose(bd);

    }