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FileMaker data to text file using Base64

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FileMaker data to text file using Base64

Look out, FileMaker fans, there’s a new blogger in town.   of Radical Application Development, posted his first blog on October 5th, and shows us how to use the Base64 function to output different types of text files:

  • Simple text files
  • XML files
  • Vcards

Clearly outside the box thinking, and something that might come in handy for developer looking for a solution to a tough problem someday:

At the August meeting of COFMUG (Central Ohio FileMaker User Group) we took a look at the Base64 functions in FileMaker 14. We were all familiar with the functions, but I had recently stumbled on the idea of using them to create simple text-based files.

The demo file contains a simple contact table along with a handful of fields that demonstrate the technique. The idea is to leverage the Base64Encode and Base64Decode functions in FileMaker 14 to create a file in a container field.

And the bonus:  There is a downloadable example file at the link.

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