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  1. Preface
  2. Function reference
  3. Constants
  4. Operators
  5. Dates
  6. Functions
  7. System variables
  8. Datatype reference

Function Reference

Function Reference

DEC_BASE64

DEC_BASE64

Decodes a base 64 encoded value and returns a string with the binary data representation of the data.

Syntax

DEC_BASE64(
value
)
Argument
Required/
Optional
Description
value
Required
String datatype. Data that you want to decode.

Return Value

Binary decoded value.
NULL if the input is a null value.

Example

You encoded MQSeries message IDs and wrote them to a flat file. You want to read data from the flat file source, including the MQSeries message IDs. You can use DEC_BASE64 to decode the IDs and convert them to their original binary value.

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