Binary file

A binary file is any file that does not contain only text characters. A GIF file defining an image, an EXE file containing an executable, and a Visio diagram in VSD format are binary files.

Many work item attachments, stored in the database with the work item, are binary files.

A special rule type — Rule-File-Binary — lets your application include binary files. You can upload any binary file to such a rule and store it in the PegaRULES database with an associated RuleSet version and name. If required, PRPC later extracts this file and places it in an appropriate Web server directory.

For example, you can associate the image file COMPANYLOGO.JPG with a Rule-File-Binary rule named companylogo and your application's RuleSet and version.

Using the similar text file rules (Rule-File-Text rule type), you can save a text file (such as a style sheet) as a rule. This rule type is appropriate for text files that contain static content.

	Base64 encoding, static content
	About Binary File rules About Text File rules
	Atlas — Standard Binary File rules

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