Embedding a GIF Image into an XML Document

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// Store a GIF image in an XML file.
void CreateGifXml(void)
    {
    // Our XML document.
    CkXml xml;
    xml.put_Tag("root");

    // Load a file.
    CkByteData byteData;
    byteData.loadFile("dudeCPP.gif");

    // Create a child XML node to hold the GIF image.
    CkXml *node = xml.NewChild("gif_image","");

    // Add the filename as an attribute.
    node->AddAttribute("filename","dudeCPP.gif");

    // Add the binary data. The data can be optionally Zip compressed
    // or AES encrypted here.
    node->SetBinaryContent(byteData.getData(),byteData.getSize(),false,false,0);

    // Save the XML.
    xml.SaveXml("GifImage.xml");

    // Access the binary data and save it to another GIF to 
    // prove that the data is preserved.
    CkByteData b;
    node->GetBinaryContent(b,false,false,0);
    b.saveFile("dudeOut.gif");

    delete node;

    return;
    }