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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0"
	xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
	<title>encodeFile</title>
	<para>Encodes a file as base64.
	Sample request:
<screen><![CDATA[
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:ws="http://ws.xservices.brutex.net">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ws:encodeFile>
         <file>
            <type>FILE</type>
            <uri>c:\temp\test.docx</uri>
         </file>
      </ws:encodeFile>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
]]></screen>
	Sample response:
	<programlisting language="xml"><![CDATA[
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soap:Body>
      <ns2:encodeFileResponse xmlns:ns2="http://ws.xservices.brutex.net">
         <return>
            <content>ADQBNA[... snipp ...]wAApzcAAAAA</content>
            <filename>test.docx</filename>
         </return>
      </ns2:encodeFileResponse>
   </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>]]></programlisting>
</para>
<para>DEPRECATED: Encoding files as base64 is very memory consuming!</para>
</section>