(AutoIt) SHA256 Hash the Bytes Represented in a Hex String

Demonstrates how to compute the SHA256 hash of the bytes represented by a hexidecimal encoded string, and return the hash bytes as an hex encoded string.

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

Local $bSuccess

; We wish to compute the SHA256 hash of the bytes 0x6C 0xF8 0xEA 0x51 0xE4 0xE0 0xF5 0x99 0xCF ...
Local $src = "6CF8EA51E4E0F599CF03EC8D58C3DCBC9C889A77FB2816B40DE25C2EC54E98A67EA517B"

$oBd = ObjCreate("Chilkat.BinData")
$bSuccess = $oBd.AppendEncoded($src,"hex")

; The bd now contains the bytes 0x6C 0xF8 0xEA 0x51 0xE4 0xE0 0xF5 0x99 0xCF ...

$oCrypt = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Crypt2")
$oCrypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256"
$oCrypt.EncodingMode = "hex"

; Hash the bytes contained in bd, and return the 32-byte SHA256 hash as a hexidecimal encoded string.
Local $sResult = $oCrypt.HashBdENC($oBd)
ConsoleWrite($sResult & @CRLF)