On 5/9/11 5:28 PM, glen wrote:
OK, by<infile> I assume you mean something like </Users/userone/Desktop/attachment6a.txt> without the brackets.? And<outfile> would be something like</Users/userone/Desktop/attachment6a.jpg> without the brackets?
Yes. Easiest thing I recommend people do is create a folder on the desktop, put the files in there, then bring up a command prompt and type "cd ~/Desktop/FolderName" and run the commands in there.
So if you've saved a file called 'myimage.txt' and want to change it to 'myimage.jpg', you'd do in that directory:
openssl base64 -d -in myimage.txt -out myimage.jpg
And the commands are in Terminal? As you may perceive I am not an experienced Terminal user. But this is very good info and if I can get it right I may be very useful for future problems. Wow, great to now the Unix shells of OS X can do so much that most of us just don't know about.
Yes. Understanding how to use the command line features of OS X can make life alot easier for users and allows you to unlock alot of power user functionality.
As far as this specific problem, I have found that an old version of Suffix Expander will sort through all the garbage and decode MOST of the base64 attachments (.pdf's and jpg's) -- but not ALL. The memorial program is on track to be printed on time and all the mission critical info is at hand. Thanks for all who replied: Graphic Converter --great program did not help in this odd circumstance. All who responded on of off list with the need to decode was correct. How to decode will be a good learning experience for me. I will pursue it. Great list! --glen
GraphicConverter isn't really made for decoding base64/uuencoded files. Most mail clients will handle them automatically provided they are formatted correctly by the sender.
Unfortunately, companies will half-ass their MIME implementation and compliant clients will not be able to properly process them.
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