(SQL Server) StringBuilder GetEncoded

Demonstrates the Chilkat StringBuilder GetEncoded method.

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

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @s nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @s = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'

    DECLARE @sb int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sb OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'Append', @success OUT, @s

    -- output: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- Get the string encoded to base64, without changing the contents of sb.
    -- output: VGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveCBqdW1wcyBvdmVyIHRoZSBsYXp5IGRvZw==
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'GetEncoded', @sTmp0 OUT, 'base64', 'utf-8'
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- The contents of sb are not changed..
    -- output: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sb


END
GO