[Gambas-user] Base 64 question

[Caveat]

Huh?  The files are not (afaik) xml.

Does gb.xml have some hidden feature that decodes a base64 file to its
binary equivalent?

Could you maybe expand just a little on your 8-character response? ;-)

On Thu, 2011-04-28 at 12:16 +0200, Fabien Bodard wrote:
> gb.xml !
> 
> 2011/4/28 Caveat <Gambas at ...1950...>:
> > Hi Richard,
> >
> > I don't know of any base64 decode function in Gambas, but then I didn't
> > look that hard ;-)
> >
> > There are various different flavours of base64, so be sure you know
> > which variant you're dealing with.
> >
> > I enclose with this mail a source archive of a little project I've put
> > together (sorry, it's Gambas2, hope that's OK) that demonstrates
> > decoding (and encoding) of base64 data.  I found the information on how
> > to put together the encode and decode algorithms here:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64
> >
> > There's also a reference to base64 in Gambas here:
> > http://www.gambasforum.com/index.php?topic=330.0
> > The algorithms given in those code snippets could well be far more
> > efficient than mine.
> >
> > My Base64 Project
> > -----------------
> > First thing to try is just hit the Encode button, it should convert the
> > text in the top textarea into base64 and place the result in the lower
> > textarea. Generally, if the In textbox is blank, the input for Encode or
> > Decode will be the upper textarea, and if the Out textbox is blank, the
> > output of the Encode or Decode will be shown in the lower textarea.  To
> > encode binary data, you'll need to use a file as input, so use the In
> > textbox to specify the file name.  To decode base64 that represents
> > binary data, you'll need to use a file as output, so use the Out textbox
> > to specify the output file name.
> >
> > You can try out binary to base64 using fluffy.jpg (shipped with the
> > project) as your In file.
> >
> > To test round-trip (so start with a binary, encode it to base64, then
> > decode the base64 data to make an identical binary)... enter fluffy.jpg
> > in the In textbox, blank the Out textbox, hit Encode.  In the lower
> > textarea Select All, Copy... then in the upper textarea Paste.  Now
> > clear the In textbox and enter coffee.jpg in the Out textbox.  Hit
> > Decode.  You *should* find a new file in your Base64 project directory
> > called coffee.jpg, and it *should* be identical to the fluffy.jpg
> > shipped with the project.
> >
> > I'm not convinced that my completely untuned, horribly inefficient
> > algorithms in Gambas will be the best way to go if speed is of the
> > essence or if the pdf files are gonna be more than a few 100 kbs... you
> > might find it quicker/more robust to call out to a built-in function in
> > java/python/some other program...
> >
> > Anyways, all the (commented) source is there for you to see/fiddle
> > with...so have fun, but if you have any questions, just give me a shout.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Caveat
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 2011-04-28 at 07:38 +1000, Ian Haywood wrote:
> >> No, HL7 parsing is fine, let me restate the question: does gambas have
> >> an inbuilt function to
> >> decode base 64 data?
> >>
> >> Ian
> >>
> >> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 3:48 AM, nando <nando_f at ...951...> wrote:
> >> > Health Level 7 file format
> >> > To start visit:
> >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Level_7
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ---------- Original Message -----------
> >> > From: richard terry <rterry at ...1946...>
> >> > To: mailing list for gambas users <gambas-user at lists.sourceforge.net>
> >> > Sent: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:13:57 +1000
> >> > Subject: [Gambas-user] Base 64 question
> >> >
> >> >> Hi list,
> >> >>
> >> >> I've a HL7 file apparently with embedded base64 data (as a pdf) I wondered if
> >> >> there iwas any way to de-encode the data, if that is the right syntax.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards
> >> >>
> >> >> Richard
> >> >>
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