Converting A Base64 Value Back Into A String Using ColdFusion 

<!--- Create a string value. --->
<cfset strValue = "Hey there cutie patootie." />
 
<!--- Convert to base 64. --->
<cfset strBase64Value = ToBase64( strValue ) />
 
<!---
	To convert the base 64 value back to string, simply convert
	the it a binary representation and then back into to a string.
--->
<cfset strNewValue = ToString( ToBinary( strBase64Value ) ) />
 
<!--- Output test data. --->
<p>
	<cfoutput>
		Base 64: #strBase64Value#<br />
		Value: #strNewValue#
	</cfoutput>
</p>

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