Utilities object
[The Utilities object is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section.]
The Utilities object provides functionality for random number generation, conversions, and encoding and decoding from base64.
When to use
The Utilities object is used to perform the following tasks:
- Encode a string as base64 or decode a string from base64.
- Convert a binary-packed string to a byte array and vice versa.
- Convert a binary-packed string to a hexadecimal string and vice versa.
- Generate a secure random number.
- Convert local time to Coordinated Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time) and vice versa.
Members
The Utilities object has these types of members:
Methods
The Utilities object has these methods.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Base64Decode | Decodes a string from base64. |
| Base64Encode | Encodes a string as base64. |
| BinaryStringToByteArray | Converts a binary-packed string to an array of bytes. |
| BinaryToHex | Converts a binary-packed string to a hexadecimal string. |
| ByteArrayToBinaryString | Converts an array of bytes to a binary-packed string. |
| GetRandom | Generates a secure random number. |
| HexToBinary | Converts a hexadecimal string to a binary-packed string. |
| LocalTimeToUTCTime | Converts the computer's local time to Coordinated Universal Time. |
| UTCTimeToLocalTime | Converts Coordinated Universal Time to the computer's local time. |
Remarks
The Utilities object can be created, and it is safe for scripting. The ProgID for the Utilities object is CAPICOM.Utilities.1.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Redistributable |
CAPICOM 2.0 or later on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP |
| DLL |
|