Re: [Exist-open] base64-encode undefined

[Joe W. <jo...@gm...>]

Hi Gary,

> It seems I cannot use the util:base64-encode function, every time I try an
> error message like "Function util:base64-encode() is not defined in module
> namespace: http://exist-db.org/xquery/util" appears. Indeed I cannot even
> find this function reference while browsing the function library using
> localhost/exist; although other util functions are present such as hash,
> base-to-integer, call, etc. are present. I currently run eXist version:
> 1.4.0, build: 20091111. Could there be something wrong with my installation
> or configuration?

The problem is that the util:base64-encode() function was added to
1.5dev trunk (rev. 11441, see
http://exist.svn.sourceforge.net/exist/?rev=11441&view=rev, dated
March 13, 2010), so it wasn't available in 1.4.0, and I don't believe
Andrzej has ported this function back to 1.4.x-stable.

Andrzej - I'm not sure if it's suitable to be ported back or not?

Joe


Revision: 11441
         http://exist.svn.sourceforge.net/exist/?rev=11441&view=rev
Author:   chaeron
Date:     2010-03-13 00:43:19 +0000 (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)

Log Message:
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Added base64 encode/decode functions to util along iwth a unit test.

These functions operate on strings and thus are easier and more
intuitive  to use than the string-to-binary function, which relies on
a side effect to accomplish base64 encoding and returns a base64binary
item.