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DaltonST · 07-22-2016, 08:31 PM

You can store pictures or movies etc.in a text field in a database just like you would store an isbn or title. But not enough characters to do that, so need to convert them to base 64 first. Text, but encoded as base 64. See wikipedia. Think of when you open a .exe in Notepad. Like that. Encode then decode. No corruption if done properly. I used to download images from from a usenet bbs that were text, then ran a dos .com program to convert them to .bmp. 1980s.

07-22-2016, 08:31 PM	#30
DaltonST Deviser Posts: 2,265 Karma: 2090983 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Texas Device: none	You can store pictures or movies etc.in a text field in a database just like you would store an isbn or title. But not enough characters to do that, so need to convert them to base 64 first. Text, but encoded as base 64. See wikipedia. Think of when you open a .exe in Notepad. Like that. Encode then decode. No corruption if done properly. I used to download images from from a usenet bbs that were text, then ran a dos .com program to convert them to .bmp. 1980s.