Chapter 9

Binary to ASCII Tool

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You can use the Binary to ASCII tool to convert binary base-64 encoded data to ASCII base-64 encoded data.

The chapter has the following sections:

• "Location," on page 393
• "Syntax," on page 393
• "Example," on page 394

Location

The tool is located with the rest of the command-line tools in this directory: <server_root>/bin/cert/tools

Syntax

To run the Binary to ASCII tool, type the following command:

BtoA[.bat] <input-file> <output_file>

.bat specifies the file extension; this is required only when running the utility on a Windows NT system.

<input_file> specifies the path to the file that contains the base-64 encoded data in binary format.

<output_file> specifies the path to the file to write the base-64 encoded data in ASCII format.

Example

BtoA.bat C:\test\data.in C:\test\data.out

The above command takes the base-64 encoded data (in binary format) in the file named data.in and writes the ASCII equivalent of the data to the file named data.out.