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Read Binary

Read binary data (e.g. image data) from the specified file into a variable in base 64 format.

Base 64 is a textual format meaning it is safe for use where pure binary data may not be.

Base 64 can have various formats: that used by Tasker has regular line terminators and potentially ends with padding characters (=).

See Also: actions Write Binary, Variable Convert

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