(PowerShell) Encode Integer to Hex or Base64 using N Bytes

Demonstrates how to write an integer to N bytes (little-endian or big-endian) and return the bytes in any encoding such as hex, base64, etc.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77 or greater.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$crypt = New-Object Chilkat.Crypt2

# 1193046 decimal is equal to 0x123456 hex.
$value = 1193046

# Write the integer in 8 bytes using little-endian byte-order and return as hex
$bLittleEndian = $true
$s = $crypt.EncodeInt($value,8,$bLittleEndian,"hex")
# The output is: 5634120000000000
$($s)

# Now use big-endian...
$bLittleEndian = $false
$s = $crypt.EncodeInt($value,8,$bLittleEndian,"hex")
# The output is: 0000000000123456
$($s)

# Instead of hex, get the 8 bytes using base64.
$s = $crypt.EncodeInt($value,8,$bLittleEndian,"base64")
# The output is: AAAAAAASNFY=
$($s)