B64encode

This function encodes binary data stored in a BLOB (Binary Large Object) as a base 64 string. It returns the number of characters written to the string.

Syntax

LENGTH=B64Encode(SOURCE_BLOB, DEST_CLOB)

• SOURCE_BLOB has type Blbfile.
• DEST_CLOB has type Clbfile or Char.
• LENGTH has type Integer.

Example

# Write BLOB into a base 64 CLOB
Funprog DECODE(SOURCE, DESTINATION)
Const Blbfile SOURCE
Variable ClbFile DESTINATION
Local Integer I
  I=B64Encode(SOURCE,DESTINATION)
  End I

See also

b64Decode, strEncode, strDecode