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Re: decoding base64 data on client/browser?

From: Peter Flynn <peter.nosp@-.--------.-->
To: NULL
Date: 3/5/2006 9:35:00 PM
Brandon wrote:
> My browser app sends a request to the server for a binary file.  The server 
> receives the request, converts the file to base64, packages it up in XML, and 
> returns it to the client/browser.

Is there a reason for doing this? Why not just send the binary file as-is?

///Peter
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XML FAQ: http://xml.silmaril.ie/


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