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Attaching a Text File

When attaching a text file (a nonbinary file in printable ASCII format), no Base64 encoding is required.

The following SOAP request illustrates how a text file can be attached:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

<soap:Body>

<AccountWS_AccountInsert_Input xmlns="urn:crmondemand/ws/account/10/2004">

<ListOfAccount>

<Account>

   <Description>Account with text attachment</Description>

   <Location>Bangalore</Location>

   <AccountName>Attach Text</AccountName>

   <NumberEmployees>300</NumberEmployees>

   <ListOfAttachment>

      <Attachment>

         <FileNameOrURL>Attach Text</FileNameOrURL>

         <FileExtension>txt</FileExtension>

         <DisplayFileName>My Rantings</DisplayFileName>

         <Attachment AttachmentIsTextData="true">

         The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog..

         </Attachment>

      </Attachment>

   </ListOfAttachment>

</Account>

</ListOfAccount>

</AccountWS_AccountInsert_Input>

</soap:Body>

</soap:Envelope>

The AttachmentIsTextData attribute of the <Attachment> element has the value true to indicate that the content is plain text and that no Base64 encoding or decoding is required to be performed by the Web Services framework.