Re: How to convert base64 string to utf-8

Guido Flohr <guido(_at_)imperia(_dot_)net> writes:
> ALexander N. Treyner wrote:
> > Hello All,
> > I'm using utf-8 Postgres database, where I save strings in many languages.
> > I have to match the database with strings encoded in mime base64 or 
> > quoted-printable format. Like next:
> > =?utf-8?B?15TXoNeUINee16nXlNeZINeR16LXkdeo15nXqi4=?=
> > or
> > =?KOI8-R?Q?=F0=D2=C9=D7=C5=D4=2C_=ED=C9=D2!!!?=
> >
> > I think that I need first convert these strings to utf-8, but I can not 
> > find out how to do it.
> You are looking for MIME::Words::decode_mimewords().  
Encode also has a MIME

       Encode::decode('MIME-Header',$tag);

The decode is okay, its version of encode is not compliant.

> The function will 
> also give you the charset of the decoded data, and if you are lucky 
> enough, that charset will be known to Encode and you can convert it to 
> UTF-8.  Unfortunately, you will be out of luck for the somewhat common 
> case of UTF-7 (unless it is available in Encode by now).
I personaly have never seen anything at all in UTF-7 if it really is 
common we can add it to Encode.

> Ciao
>
> Guido