How to load image file into XML Document?

[longintbg]

The problem is how to load image(*.bmp, *.jpeg or anything ) into a node in xml document.(Just like TClientDataSet do it when a Field is Blob)I've used XMLDatabinding Wizard and created a pas file from the xml schema. The node type is hexBinary. I cannot simply do something like this:

procedure CreateXML;
var
CmdNode: IXMLCmdType;begin

with DMClient.XMLDoc do
begin

Active:= True;
ChildNodes.Clear;
CmdNode := GetCommand( DMClient.XMLDoc);

with CmdNode do
begin
CmdIndex:= IntToStr(Cmd);
with Params.Group do
begin
Name:= aGroupName;
Image:=// <-----???
end;
end;

Version:='1.0';
SaveToStream(cmdStream);
Active := False ;

end;

end;

 

[Stretchwickster]

You basically need to encode the image file with base64 encoding to pass the binary file as text in your XML file. Have a look at this link - it should be a similar process in Delphi.

Can we store an image in a XML file

Let me know if you're still struggling.

Hope this helps!

Clive
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