@msdn=http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?qu=$$$ @pinvoke=http://pinvoke.net/$$$.htm Summary: The CryptStringToBinary function converts a formatted string into an array of bytes. !!!!C# Signature: [DllImport("crypt32.dll", SetLastError=true)] [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] static extern bool CryptStringToBinary([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszString, uint cchString, uint dwFlags, [Out] IntPtr pbBinary, ref uint pcbBinary, out uint pdwSkip, out uint pdwFlags); !!!!VB Signature: Declare Function CryptStringToBinary Lib "crypt32.dll" (TODO) As TODO !!!!User-Defined Types: public class CRYPT_STRING_FLAGS { public const uint CRYPT_STRING_BASE64HEADER = 0; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_BASE64 = 1; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_BINARY = 2; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_BASE64REQUESTHEADER = 3; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_HEX = 4; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_HEXASCII = 5; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_BASE64_ANY = 6; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_ANY = 7; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_HEX_ANY = 8; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_BASE64X509CRLHEADER = 9; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_HEXADDR = 10; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_HEXASCIIADDR = 11; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_HEXRAW = 12; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_NOCRLF = 0x40000000; public const uint CRYPT_STRING_NOCR = 0x80000000; } !!!!Alternative Managed API: Do you know one? Please contribute it! !!!!Notes: None. !!!!Tips & Tricks: Please add some! !!!!Sample Code: public static byte[] StringToBinary(string datastr) { uint flags, skipbytes, buflen; bool status; buflen = datastr.Length; IntPtr buffer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)buflen); status = CryptStringToBinary(datastr, (uint)datastr.Length, CRYPT_STRING_FLAGS.CRYPT_STRING_BASE64_ANY, buffer, ref buflen, out skipbytes, out flags); byte[] keybytes = new byte[buflen]; Marshal.Copy(buffer, keybytes, 0, (int)buflen); Marshal.FreeHGlobal(buffer); return keybytes; } Documentation: CryptStringToBinary@msdn on MSDN
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