(DataFlex) 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.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sSrc
    Variant vBd
    Handle hoBd
    Handle hoCrypt
    String sResult

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

    // We wish to compute the SHA256 hash of the bytes 0x6C 0xF8 0xEA 0x51 0xE4 0xE0 0xF5 0x99 0xCF ...
    Move "6CF8EA51E4E0F599CF03EC8D58C3DCBC9C889A77FB2816B40DE25C2EC54E98A67EA517B" To sSrc

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatBinData)) To hoBd
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoBd))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoBd
    End
    Get ComAppendEncoded Of hoBd sSrc "hex" To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCrypt2)) To hoCrypt
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCrypt))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCrypt
    End
    Set ComHashAlgorithm Of hoCrypt To "sha256"
    Set ComEncodingMode Of hoCrypt To "hex"

    // Hash the bytes contained in bd, and return the 32-byte SHA256 hash as a hexidecimal encoded string.
    Get pvComObject of hoBd to vBd
    Get ComHashBdENC Of hoCrypt vBd To sResult
    Showln sResult


End_Procedure