Blobs are opaque binary values.
Blobs are expressed in formulas as base64-encoded strings between backtick quotes, e.g.
`aGvsbG8=`
The following functions can be used to create blobs:
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| ENCODE(s; encoding) | Encodes the string s in the specified encoding and return as blob |
| BASE64.DECODE(s) | Decode the string s as base64 and return as blob |
| HEX.DECODE(s) | Decode the string s as hex string and return as blob |
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| DECODE(b; encoding) | Decode the blob b in the specified encoding and return the decoded string |
| BASE64.ENCODE(b) | Encode the blob b as base64 string |
| HEX.ENCODE(b) | Encode the blob b as hex string |
| SIZE.OF(b) | Returns the size of blob b in bytes |
The string encodings supported by Warp are the following:
| Encoding name | Description |
|---|---|
| "UTF-8" | Unicode UTF-8 |
| "UTF-16" | Unicode UTF-16 |
| "UTF-32" | Unicode UTF-32 |
| "ASCII" | ASCII |
| "LATIN1" | ISO Latin-1 |
| "LATIN2" | ISO Latin-2 |
| "MAC-ROMAN" | macOS Roman |
| "CP1250" | Windows codepage 1250 |
| "CP1251" | Windows codepage 1251 |
| "CP1252" | Windows codepage 1252 |