(Delphi DLL) Get Contents of File as Base64

Demonstrates how to read the contents of a file and convert to a base64 string.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, BinData;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
bd: HCkBinData;
success: Boolean;

begin
bd := CkBinData_Create();

success := CkBinData_LoadFile(bd,'qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to load file.');
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add(CkBinData__getEncoded(bd,'base64'));

// If you want mult-line base64:
Memo1.Lines.Add('--');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkBinData__getEncoded(bd,'base64_mime'));

// If you want hex..
Memo1.Lines.Add('--');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkBinData__getEncoded(bd,'hex'));

// etc.

CkBinData_Dispose(bd);

end;