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BASE64ENCODE_FILE Function

Syntax

EncodedString as C = BASE64ENCODE_FILE(B blob)

Arguments

EncodedString

A base 64 encoded version of the binary data.

blob

Non-null binary blob.

Description

Encode (to string w/ CRLFs) binary data using BASE64.

Discussion

The BASE64ENCODE_FILE() function returns a string in base-64 format encoded from binary data of arbitrary length. Because the data is now represented by the ASCII character set, it is suitable for transmission as text in email.

Example

dim fblob as B
fblob = file.to_blob("C:\Hotspot.Txt")
? base64encode(fblob)
= LkFjdGl2YXRlKFtDIGZsYWdzXSl8RnVuY3Rpb24NCi5IaWRlKCl8R...

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