Converts a Base64 character string into a binary
value. The result is a MEMPTR containing the binary data.
Syntax
BASE64-DECODE ( expression )
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expression
- A CHARACTER or LONGCHAR expression containing the string you
want to convert.
Example
Following
is an example using the BASE64-DECODE function:
DEFINE VARIABLE decdmptr AS MEMPTR NO-UNDO.
DEFINE VARIABLE decdlngc AS LONGCHAR NO-UNDO.
COPY-LOB FROM FILE "C:\myicons\testencode" TO decdlngc.
decdmptr = BASE64-DECODE(decdlngc).
COPY-LOB FROM decdmptr TO FILE "C:\myicons\test.ico".
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