Reference: Action Filters: Decode
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Contents: Filter Overview User Interface & Options Variables
Filter Overview This filter will decode MIME or UUEncoded binary data in an article body and save the results to a disk file. Multiple encoded data segments within one article body are supported, and the saved filename can be extracted from the MIME or uuencode filename.

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User Interface The user interface for this filter looks like this:

The available configuration options are:

  • Filename - This is the file to which the binary data should be saved. The variable ${File} will expand to the filename extracted from the MIME or uuencoded data.

  • Save Mode - One of:

    • Overwrite - Any old file with the same filename is silently overwritten with the new data.
    • Skip - No data is saved if a file with the same filename already exists.
    • Suffix - If a file with the same filename already exists, a four digit numeric suffix is appended to the filename of the saved data.

  • Create Dirs - If selected and the directory of the saved file does not already exist, it will be created.

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Variables The following variables, in addition to the standard group, article, and project variables, are available to this filter:

Variable NameDescription
File This is set to the filename of the data as obtained from the MIME or UUEncoded data segment. MS-DOS pathnames with backwards slashes will be transparently removed.