rabidGadfly » base64 http://rabidgadfly.com Simple Solutions to Nagging Coding Problems Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:43:58 +0000 en hourly 1 Update ColdFusion Query Columns With JavaCast http://rabidgadfly.com/2009/10/update-coldfusion-query-columns-with-javacast/ http://rabidgadfly.com/2009/10/update-coldfusion-query-columns-with-javacast/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:08:15 +0000 rabidgadfly http://www.rabidgadfly.com/?p=119 I recently found myself in need of a way to convert a Binary data column into Base64 encoded data when returning a query. After a quick Google, I was directed to Ben Nadel’s post “Updating Columns In An Existing ColdFusion Query Object” which details how to use javaCast to update a ColdFusion query.

From there, I just needed to add the small extra step of Base64 encoding and my query was ready to go.

<cfloop  query="q">
    <cfset base64Data = toBase64(q.my_binary_data) />
    <cfset q["my_binary_data"][q.currentRow] = javaCast("string",'#base64Data#') />
</cfloop>

This is not the first time I found a useful solution on Ben’s site. If you use ColdFusion, you should definitely check it out. He has some great, easy-to-understand, posts on many useful topics.

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