(Visual FoxPro) Download Image (JPG, GIF, etc.) to Base64

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Demonstrates how to download an image, or any type of file, to get the data in base64 encoding format.

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

LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loBd
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL lcBase64_image_data

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

* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.Http')
loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')
* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.BinData')
loBd = CreateObject('Chilkat.BinData')

lnSuccess = loHttp.DownloadBd("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg",loBd)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loBd
    CANCEL
ENDIF

lcBase64_image_data = loBd.GetEncoded("base64")
? "image data in base64 format:"
? lcBase64_image_data

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loBd