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SQL 2005 BASE64 Decode Query Syntax

Decode BASE64 encoded string SQL query syntax

– declare vars.
DECLARE @data varchar(max), @XmlData xml

– set the base64 encoded varchar.
SET @data = ‘SGVsbG8gV29ybGQgIQ==’

– construct an xml var.
SET @XmlData = CAST(’<data>’ + @data + ‘</data>’ as xml)

– base64 decode the @data.
SELECT   CONVERT(varchar(max),
       @XmlData.value(’(data)[1]‘, ‘varbinary(max)’))

WCF BasicHttpBinding equivalent CustomBinding

In real world , web service of WCF in basichttpbinding might not be flexible enough to meet enterprise application requirements.
What programmers are looking at is a more robust way of developing web service application in WCF. CustomBinding as the name describes that it alllows users design their own web service binding.
At the point, people might [...]