Saving graphic + text in one file

Targets macOS
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In an old program I am updating I use to use PictureToJPEGStringMBS in the process of saving a graphic that was loaded along with my program data in the one file.

As I no longer have a licence for MBS is there a XOJO was to do this?

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MBS licences do not expire as long as you don’t change the plugins.

You can push and pull image data to a memoryblock using GetData and FromData
With the data in a memoryblock you could then turn the memoryblock into a string using EncodeBase64 and get it back using DecodeBase64

you might consider changing your file into a ‘bundle’, which holds individual files, if you are on a Mac
Or saving your files in a zip file

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Public Function PictureToString(p as picture) as string '// Convert picture to String If p=Nil Then Return "" Return EncodeBase64(p.GetData(Picture.FormatPNG),0) End Function

or for jpeg

Return EncodeBase64(p.GetData(Picture.FormatJPEG))
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Thanks Axel and Jeff (I had updated MBS plugin to match latest Xojo)