(Visual FoxPro) Decimal Integer List Encoding

The "decList" encoding was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.66 to encode and decode binary bytes from comma-separated decimal integers.

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LOCAL lcByteVals
LOCAL loBinData
LOCAL loSb

* Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.66 or greater.

lcByteVals = "84,104,101,32,116,114,117,101,32,115,105,103,110,32,111,102,32,105,110,116,101,108,108,105,103,101,110,99,101,32,105,115,32,110,111,116,32,107,110,111,119,108,101,100,103,101,32,98,117,116,32,105,109,97,103,105,110,97,116,105,111,110,46"

* Demonstrate encoding/decoding comma-separated decimal integrs to/from binary.
* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.BinData')
loBinData = CreateObject('Chilkat.BinData')
loBinData.AppendEncoded(lcByteVals,"decList")

* Examine the data in hex
? "HEX: " + loBinData.GetEncoded("hex")

* Decode to a StringBuilder
* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder')
loSb = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loSb.AppendBd(loBinData,"us-ascii",0,0)

* The bytes were actually the us-ascii char values for the string
* "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."
? loSb.GetAsString()

* Now get the bytes in decimal list format again:
? loBinData.GetEncoded("decList")

* The output of this example is:
* HEX: 5468652074727565207369676E206F6620696E74656C6C6967656E6365206973206E6F74206B6E6F776C656467652062757420696D6167696E6174696F6E2E
* The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
* 84,104,101,32,116,114,117,101,32,115,105,103,110,32,111,102,32,105,110,116,101,108,108,105,103,101,110,99,101,32,105,115,32,110,111,116,32,107,110,111,119,108,101,100,103,101,32,98,117,116,32,105,109,97,103,105,110,97,116,105,111,110,46

RELEASE loBinData
RELEASE loSb