RubyRails ActiveRecord base64 encode/decode of binary data

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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:

.

How can I do this in RubyRails?

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Regards

Andrew

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

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