Hello Friends,

I'm trying to do the following:

1. Open CSV File.

2. Parse text and search for any Base64 encoded text.

3. Take that text and decode it using the MIME::Base64 package.

4. Replace encoded text with decoded text.

I'm running into some issues here. I first tried using the Text::CSV package but found it a bit difficult to use (I'm a bit new to perl, and had issues accessing data directly in the array that text::csv created when reading the csv file).

The main issue I'm having is finding a legit way to just search the document for Base64 encoded text. I've exhausted my googling skills and have come to you gents for advice.

Anyone know of a way in which I can search a document for Base64 encoded text? I've been trying to use the following regex which I found on this forum. I have no idea how to implement it into my code....

m{
    ^
    (?: [A-Za-z0-9+/]{4} )*
    (?:
        [A-Za-z0-9+/]{2} [AEIMQUYcgkosw048] =
    |
        [A-Za-z0-9+/] [AQgw] ==
    )?
    \z
}x

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If needed, I can post my code thus far. Thanks!

In reply to Searching for Base64 by horsechoker

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