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diff --git a/CopyAndEncodeImage.csproj b/CopyAndEncodeImage.csproj
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+
+
+
+
+ Debug
+ AnyCPU
+ {FBD2CBB6-361F-497D-B586-DC0AFC59CF86}
+ WinExe
+ CopyAndEncodeImage
+ CopyAndEncodeImage
+ v4.7.2
+ 512
+ true
+ true
+
+
+ AnyCPU
+ true
+ full
+ false
+ bin\Debug\
+ DEBUG;TRACE
+ prompt
+ 4
+
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+ AnyCPU
+ pdbonly
+ true
+ bin\Release\
+ TRACE
+ prompt
+ 4
+
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+
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+ Form
+
+
+ Form1.cs
+
+
+
+
+ Form1.cs
+
+
+ ResXFileCodeGenerator
+ Resources.Designer.cs
+ Designer
+
+
+ True
+ Resources.resx
+
+
+ SettingsSingleFileGenerator
+ Settings.Designer.cs
+
+
+ True
+ Settings.settings
+ True
+
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diff --git a/CopyAndEncodeImage.sln b/CopyAndEncodeImage.sln
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+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio Version 17
+VisualStudioVersion = 17.14.36109.1 d17.14
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "CopyAndEncodeImage", "CopyAndEncodeImage.csproj", "{FBD2CBB6-361F-497D-B586-DC0AFC59CF86}"
+EndProject
+Global
+ GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+ Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+ Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+ EndGlobalSection
+ GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+ {FBD2CBB6-361F-497D-B586-DC0AFC59CF86}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+ {FBD2CBB6-361F-497D-B586-DC0AFC59CF86}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+ {FBD2CBB6-361F-497D-B586-DC0AFC59CF86}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+ {FBD2CBB6-361F-497D-B586-DC0AFC59CF86}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+ EndGlobalSection
+ GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+ HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+ EndGlobalSection
+ GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+ SolutionGuid = {F703FFEF-14F9-4071-8DE4-E2FA23AF682C}
+ EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal
diff --git a/Form1.Designer.cs b/Form1.Designer.cs
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+++ b/Form1.Designer.cs
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+namespace CopyAndEncodeImage {
+ partial class Form1 {
+ ///
+ /// Required designer variable.
+ ///
+ private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
+
+ ///
+ /// Clean up any resources being used.
+ ///
+ /// true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.
+ protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) {
+ if (disposing && (components != null)) {
+ components.Dispose();
+ }
+ base.Dispose(disposing);
+ }
+
+ #region Windows Form Designer generated code
+
+ ///
+ /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
+ /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
+ ///
+ private void InitializeComponent() {
+ this.btnChoose = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+ this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+ this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+ this.btnEncode = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+ this.SuspendLayout();
+ //
+ // btnChoose
+ //
+ this.btnChoose.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(381, 10);
+ this.btnChoose.Name = "btnChoose";
+ this.btnChoose.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(64, 21);
+ this.btnChoose.TabIndex = 0;
+ this.btnChoose.Text = "Choose";
+ this.btnChoose.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+ this.btnChoose.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnChoose_Click);
+ //
+ // label1
+ //
+ this.label1.AutoSize = true;
+ this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(20, 13);
+ this.label1.Name = "label1";
+ this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(60, 13);
+ this.label1.TabIndex = 1;
+ this.label1.Text = "Image File:";
+ //
+ // textBox1
+ //
+ this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(84, 10);
+ this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
+ this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(291, 21);
+ this.textBox1.TabIndex = 2;
+ this.textBox1.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.textBox1_TextChanged);
+ //
+ // btnEncode
+ //
+ this.btnEncode.Enabled = false;
+ this.btnEncode.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(108, 59);
+ this.btnEncode.Name = "btnEncode";
+ this.btnEncode.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(256, 66);
+ this.btnEncode.TabIndex = 3;
+ this.btnEncode.Text = "Encode Base64 && Copy to Clipboard";
+ this.btnEncode.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+ this.btnEncode.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnEncode_Click);
+ //
+ // Form1
+ //
+ this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
+ this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
+ this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(473, 160);
+ this.Controls.Add(this.btnEncode);
+ this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1);
+ this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
+ this.Controls.Add(this.btnChoose);
+ this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
+ this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
+ this.MaximizeBox = false;
+ this.MinimizeBox = false;
+ this.Name = "Form1";
+ this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
+ this.Text = "Encode Image to Base64";
+ this.ResumeLayout(false);
+ this.PerformLayout();
+
+ }
+
+ #endregion
+
+ private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnChoose;
+ private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
+ private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
+ private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnEncode;
+ }
+}
+
diff --git a/Form1.cs b/Form1.cs
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+++ b/Form1.cs
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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+namespace CopyAndEncodeImage {
+ public partial class Form1 : Form {
+ public Form1() {
+ InitializeComponent();
+ }
+
+ private void btnEncode_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
+ if (!File.Exists(textBox1.Text)) {
+ MessageBox.Show("The specified file does not exist.", "File Not Found", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (Path.GetExtension(textBox1.Text).ToLower() != ".png") {
+ MessageBox.Show("Please select a valid PNG file.", "Invalid File", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ try {
+ byte[] bytes = File.ReadAllBytes(textBox1.Text);
+ string base64String = Convert.ToBase64String(bytes);
+ string output = $"data:image/png;base64,{base64String}";
+ Clipboard.SetText(output);
+ MessageBox.Show("Image encoded and copied to clipboard successfully.", "Success", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
+ } catch (Exception ex) {
+ MessageBox.Show($"An error occurred while encoding the image: {ex.Message}", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+ }
+ }
+
+ private void btnChoose_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
+ OpenFileDialog openFileDialog = new OpenFileDialog {
+ Filter = "PNG Files|*.png",
+ Title = "Select a PNG Image",
+ FileName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(textBox1.Text) ? "" : textBox1.Text
+ };
+ if (openFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) {
+ textBox1.Text = openFileDialog.FileName;
+ }
+ }
+
+ private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
+ btnEncode.Enabled = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(textBox1.Text) && System.IO.Path.GetExtension(textBox1.Text).ToLower() == ".png";
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/Form1.resx b/Form1.resx
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+ text/microsoft-resx
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+
+ 2.0
+
+
+ System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
+
+
+ System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
+
+
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diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
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+++ b/Program.cs
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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+namespace CopyAndEncodeImage {
+ internal static class Program {
+ ///
+ /// The main entry point for the application.
+ ///
+ [STAThread]
+ static void Main(params string[] args) {
+ if (args.Count() > 0) {
+ // If there are command line arguments, pass them to the form
+
+ if (Path.GetExtension(args[0].ToLower()) != ".png") {
+ MessageBox.Show("Please provide a valid PNG file as the first argument.", "Invalid File", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ var bytes = File.ReadAllBytes(args[0]);
+ string base64String = Convert.ToBase64String(bytes);
+ //string base64String = new string(base64Chars);
+
+ string output = $"data:image/png;base64,{base64String}";
+ Clipboard.SetText(output);
+ } else {
+ Application.EnableVisualStyles();
+ Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
+ Application.Run(new Form1());
+ }
+
+
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
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+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following
+// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
+// associated with an assembly.
+[assembly: AssemblyTitle("CopyAndEncodeImage")]
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyProduct("CopyAndEncodeImage")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2025")]
+[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
+
+// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible
+// to COM components. If you need to access a type in this assembly from
+// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
+
+// The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
+[assembly: Guid("fbd2cbb6-361f-497d-b586-dc0afc59cf86")]
+
+// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
+//
+// Major Version
+// Minor Version
+// Build Number
+// Revision
+//
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
diff --git a/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
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+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// This code was generated by a tool.
+// Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
+//
+// Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
+// the code is regenerated.
+//
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace CopyAndEncodeImage.Properties {
+
+
+ ///
+ /// A strongly-typed resource class, for looking up localized strings, etc.
+ ///
+ // This class was auto-generated by the StronglyTypedResourceBuilder
+ // class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio.
+ // To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen
+ // with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project.
+ [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "4.0.0.0")]
+ [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+ [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
+ internal class Resources {
+
+ private static global::System.Resources.ResourceManager resourceMan;
+
+ private static global::System.Globalization.CultureInfo resourceCulture;
+
+ [global::System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1811:AvoidUncalledPrivateCode")]
+ internal Resources() {
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Returns the cached ResourceManager instance used by this class.
+ ///
+ [global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)]
+ internal static global::System.Resources.ResourceManager ResourceManager {
+ get {
+ if ((resourceMan == null)) {
+ global::System.Resources.ResourceManager temp = new global::System.Resources.ResourceManager("CopyAndEncodeImage.Properties.Resources", typeof(Resources).Assembly);
+ resourceMan = temp;
+ }
+ return resourceMan;
+ }
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Overrides the current thread's CurrentUICulture property for all
+ /// resource lookups using this strongly typed resource class.
+ ///
+ [global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(global::System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)]
+ internal static global::System.Globalization.CultureInfo Culture {
+ get {
+ return resourceCulture;
+ }
+ set {
+ resourceCulture = value;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/Properties/Resources.resx b/Properties/Resources.resx
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+ text/microsoft-resx
+
+
+ 2.0
+
+
+ System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
+
+
+ System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
+
+
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diff --git a/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// This code was generated by a tool.
+// Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
+//
+// Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
+// the code is regenerated.
+//
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace CopyAndEncodeImage.Properties {
+
+
+ [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
+ [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "11.0.0.0")]
+ internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
+
+ private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
+
+ public static Settings Default {
+ get {
+ return defaultInstance;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/Properties/Settings.settings b/Properties/Settings.settings
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