# RubyRails ActiveRecord base64 encode/decode of binary data

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyrails-activerecord-base64-encode-decode-of-binary-data/88143>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 8, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyrails-activerecord-base64-encode-decode-of-binary-data/88143 "2007-03-08T14:33:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![akm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/57b2e6/32.png) [@akm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/akm)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyrails-activerecord-base64-encode-decode-of-binary-data/88143/1 "2007-03-08T14:33:00Z")

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Hi,  
I have binary images stored in a table which I wish to encode/decode  
with  
base64 before reading into html object:

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How can I do this in RubyRails?

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Regards

Andrew

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**Author:** ![akm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/57b2e6/32.png) [@akm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/akm)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyrails-activerecord-base64-encode-decode-of-binary-data/88143/2 "2007-03-08T15:12:07Z")

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controller:  
require ‘base64’  
@data = Base64.encode64(Image.find(:first).data)

view:  
\<object data="data:image/foo;base64,\<%= @data %\>\>