Name
ToBase64 — New as of ColdFusion 4.5
Synopsis
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.exe" VARIABLE="MyBinaryFile"> <CFSET MyBase64 = ToBase64(MyBinaryFile)> <CFOUTPUT>Base64: #MyBase64#</CFOUTPUT>
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