August 2003
Intermediate to advanced
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ToBase64
ToBase64(value)Base64 encodes a binary object or string. Base64 is an encoding
scheme that uses printable characters to represent binary data.
Base64 is typically used to encode binary data before it is sent via
email or stored in a database. Here’s an example
that reads in a binary file using cffile and
encodes it using ToBase64( ):
<cffile action="ReadBinary" FILE="D:/mydir/myfile.gif" VARIABLE="MyBinaryFile"> <cfset MyBase64 = ToBase64(MyBinaryFile)> <cfoutput>Base64: #MyBase64#</cfoutput>