UTL_ENCODE¶

The UTL_ENCODE package provides a way to encode and decode data. Advanced Server supports the following functions and procedures:

Function/Procedure	Return Type	Description
`BASE64_DECODE(r)`	`RAW`	Use the `BASE64_DECODE` function to translate a Base64 encoded string to the original `RAW` value.
`BASE64_ENCODE(r)`	`RAW`	Use the `BASE64_ENCODE` function to translate a `RAW` string to an encoded Base64 value.
`BASE64_ENCODE(loid)`	`TEXT`	Use the `BASE64_ENCODE` function to translate a `TEXT` string to an encoded Base64 value.
`MIMEHEADER_DECODE(buf)`	`VARCHAR2`	Use the `MIMEHEADER_DECODE` function to translate an encoded `MIMEHEADER` formatted string to it’s original value.
`MIMEHEADER_ENCODE(buf, encode_charset, encoding)`	`VARCHAR2`	Use the `MIMEHEADER_ENCODE` function to convert and encode a string in `MIMEHEADER` format.
`QUOTED_PRINTABLE_DECODE(r)`	`RAW`	Use the `QUOTED_PRINTABLE_DECODE` function to translate an encoded string to a `RAW` value.
`QUOTED_PRINTABLE_ENCODE(r)`	`RAW`	Use the `QUOTED_PRINTABLE_ENCODE` function to translate an input string to a quoted-printable formatted `RAW value`.
`TEXT_DECODE(buf, encode_charset, encoding)`	`VARCHAR2`	Use the `TEXT_DECODE` function to decode a string encoded by `TEXT_ENCODE`.
`TEXT_ENCODE(buf, encode_charset, encoding)`	`VARCHAR2`	Use the `TEXT_ENCODE` function to translate a string to a user-specified character set, and then encode the string.
`UUDECODE(r)`	`RAW`	Use the `UUDECODE` function to translate a uuencode encoded string to a `RAW` value.
`UUENCODE(r, type, filename, permission)`	`RAW`	Use the `UUENCODE` function to translate a `RAW` string to an encoded uuencode value.