Delphi ActiveX

Get Contents of File as Base64

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

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

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
bd: TChilkatBinData;

begin
success := 0;

bd := TChilkatBinData.Create(Self);

success := bd.LoadFile('qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to load file.');
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add(bd.GetEncoded('base64'));

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

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

// etc.
end;