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Chapter 8   ASCII to Binary Tool

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

This chapter has the following sections:

• "Location"
• "Syntax"
• "Example"

Location

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

Syntax

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

AtoB[.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 ASCII format.
 

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

Example

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

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

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