XML Embed Binary File

Demonstrates how to embed a binary file in XML. Also extracts binary data from XML and saves to a file.

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<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%


'  Load a binary file from disk:
set fac = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.FileAccess")
fileData = fac.ReadEntireFile(Server.MapPath("dude.gif"))

set xml = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Xml")

xml.Tag = "gifData"

'  If set to 1, the binary data is automatically compressed
'  before being added to the XML.  In this example, GIF data
'  is already a compressed file format, so we another layer
'  of compression doesn't really help much...
zipFlag = 0

'  The data may be automatically 128-bit AES encrypted
'  if this flag is set to 1.
encryptFlag = 0

password = "NotUsed"

success = xml.SetBinaryContent(fileData,zipFlag,encryptFlag,password)

'  Examine the XML.  (The binary content is base64-encoded)
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( xml.GetXml()) & "</pre>"

'  Now extract the content to a file:
success = xml.SaveBinaryContent("out.gif",zipFlag,encryptFlag,password)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode(xml.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
End If

'  The original data may be saved using the FileAccess component in this way:
success = fac.WriteEntireFile(Server.MapPath("original.gif"), fileData)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write fac.LastErrorHtml
End If

%>
</body>
</html>

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