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Round trip: Binary -> XML -> Binary
- From: Brian Grainger <granam at shaw dot ca>
- To: xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:31:37 -0600
- Subject: [xsl] Round trip: Binary -> XML -> Binary
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I have an XML file which is derived from a binary data file. I wrote a
custom parser which reads the binary file and outputs XML. The reason for
the transform is to allow for storage of the file in an XML database such
as Xindice or Tamino. This permits searches within the structure of the
file, rather than just searches based on external attributes such as name,
size, etc.
I would now like to be able to round-trip the file back to its original
binary state. My thought is to use an output method of 'text' and emit
base64-encoded data which can then be decoded by a base64 utility back to
the original binary.
Is there a way to emit binary directly? I'm not aware of any but wanted to
ask just in case.
Regards,
Brian
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