Chris R. wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 5854
> Logged by: Chris R.
> Email address: chri...@gmx.net
> PostgreSQL version: 9.02
> Operating system: CentOS 5.5
> Description: base64 decode returns bytea and no text
> Details:
>
> There is a break in how pg9.0 handles decoding base64 encoded data.
>
> With PostgreSQL 8.4:
>
> select decode(encode('abc', 'base64'), 'base64');
> decode
> ----------
> \x616263
>
>
> With PostgreSQL 9.0:
>
> select decode(encode('abc', 'base64'), 'base64');
> decode
> ----------
> \x616263
>
>
> To get the old result, convert_from helps out:
> select convert_from(decode(encode('abc', 'base64'), 'base64'), 'UTF8');
>
> Still, shouldn't this be consistent with 8.x and 9.x?
Uh, they look the same to me. cut/paste error?
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