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Container functions
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ILEMAKER PRO FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 37
Base64Decode
Purpose
Returns container content from text encoded in Base64 format.
Format
Base64Decode(text{;fileNameWithExtension})
Parameters
text - Base64 text to decode.
fileNameWithExtension - the filename and extension for the
file created from the decoded
Base64 text.
Data type returned
container
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 13.0
Description
Base64 encoding does not retain the filename or extension of encoded content.
If a filename and extension ar
e not specified in the fileNameWithExtension parameter,
Base64Decode returns the container content with a generic filename and extension but does not
change the content’s data format.
Examples
Base64Decode(Products::Base64;"question.png") returns when
Products::Base64 is set to a string that begins with "iVBORw0KGgoAA
AANSUhEUgAAAB8". The
Base64 string in this example was shortened for readability.