I have seen a variation on this question from another DFDL user. Their binary data format was base64-encoded, and they wanted the DFDL parser to decode to raw bytes and then parse the resulting binary. In other words, they wanted a new enumeration for the dfdl:representation property. regards, Tim Kimber, DFDL Team, Hursley, UK Internet: kimbert@uk.ibm.com Tel. 01962-816742 Internal tel. 37246742 From: Steve Hanson/UK/IBM@IBMGB To: "Garriss Jr., James P." , Cc: "dfdl-wg@ogf.org" , dfdl-wg-bounces@ogf.org Date: 08/03/2013 16:00 Subject: Re: [DFDL-WG] Can DFDL decode Base64 Sent by: dfdl-wg-bounces@ogf.org No. We did consider support for xs:base64Binary but it did not make DFDL 1.0 spec. Regards Steve Hanson Architect, Data Format Description Language (DFDL) Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group IBM SWG, Hursley, UK smh@uk.ibm.com tel:+44-1962-815848 From: "Garriss Jr., James P." To: "dfdl-wg@ogf.org" , Date: 08/03/2013 15:30 Subject: [DFDL-WG] Can DFDL decode Base64 Sent by: dfdl-wg-bounces@ogf.org Some of the content that we are parsing is Base64 encoded. I know this may be a bit of a stretch, but does DFDL decode Base64? -- dfdl-wg mailing list dfdl-wg@ogf.org https://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/dfdl-wg Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU -- dfdl-wg mailing list dfdl-wg@ogf.org https://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/dfdl-wg Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU