Comments on snippet: 'Base64 Encode or Decode a File' Snipplr comments feed https://snipplr.com/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:02:47 +0000 rengber said on 27/Apr/2011 https://snipplr.com/view/6034/base64-encode-or-decode-a-file <p>What are you talking about, this isn't for text, it's for binary. The file you end with is binary identical to the file you start with. Turning binary data into an ASCII string is the definition of Base64, languages don't come into play, it's a string of gibberish bytes.</p> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:27:21 UTC https://snipplr.com/view/6034/base64-encode-or-decode-a-file