(PowerBuilder) 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

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Bd
integer li_Success
string ls_Base64_image_data

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Bd = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.BinData" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Bd.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.BinData")

li_Success = loo_Http.DownloadBd("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg",loo_Bd)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Bd
    return
end if

ls_Base64_image_data = loo_Bd.GetEncoded("base64")
Write-Debug "image data in base64 format:"
Write-Debug ls_Base64_image_data


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Bd