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Script: base64decode.sql
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CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION base64decode(p_clob CLOB) RETURN BLOB -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- File Name : https://oracle-base.com/dba/miscellaneous/base64decode.sql -- Author : Tim Hall -- Description : Decodes a Base64 CLOB into a BLOB -- Last Modified: 09/11/2011 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IS l_blob BLOB; l_raw RAW(32767); l_amt NUMBER := 7700; l_offset NUMBER := 1; l_temp VARCHAR2(32767); BEGIN BEGIN DBMS_LOB.createtemporary (l_blob, FALSE, DBMS_LOB.CALL); LOOP DBMS_LOB.read(p_clob, l_amt, l_offset, l_temp); l_offset := l_offset + l_amt; l_raw := UTL_ENCODE.base64_decode(UTL_RAW.cast_to_raw(l_temp)); DBMS_LOB.append (l_blob, TO_BLOB(l_raw)); END LOOP; EXCEPTION WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN NULL; END; RETURN l_blob; END; /