(PowerShell) Re-Encode (How to convert encodings)

Demonstrates how to convert a string from one encoding to another.

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

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

$crypt = New-Object Chilkat.Crypt2

# Here are some bytes as a hex string
$hex = "4142434445462140232425"

# The ReEncode method converts a string from one encoding to another.
# Valid encodings are "url", "base64", "qp", "hex", "modbase64", "base64url", "base32", "base58",
# and any of the encodings listed here:  http://cknotes.com/chilkat-binary-encoding-list

# Convert from hex to base64
$b64 = $crypt.ReEncode($hex,"hex","base64")
$("base64: " + $b64)

# Convert from base64 to base32
$b32 = $crypt.ReEncode($b64,"base64","base32")
$("base32: " + $b32)

# Convert from base32 back to hex
$hex = $crypt.ReEncode($b32,"base32","hex")
$("hex: " + $hex)