How to decode icons from Firefox bookmarks.html

[Buffo]

Hi,

in the Firefox-profile-folder is stored the bookmarks.html which contains the users' favorites with date of entry, description, url and so on and the favicon.

The favicon is stored as text. In front of the hexadecimal string is a

ICON="data:image/x-icon;base64,

I would think it is encoded in base64. How can I decode such a string and store in an single *.ico file?

Thx in advance...

Regards,

Buffo

[Simucal]

I thought this would be sort of fun so I wrote this up for you real fast:

#include "_Base64.au3"
$s_Path = FileOpenDialog("Select Firefox Bookmarks.html","C:\Documents And Settings\", "Bookmarks File (bookmarks.html)")
If @error Then
    MsgBox(4096,"","No Bookmark file chosen!")
    Exit
EndIf
$s_Bfile = FileRead($s_Path, FileGetSize($s_Path))
$a_Icons = StringRegExp($s_Bfile, 'base64,(.+?)" LAST_CHARSET', 3)
If NOT IsArray($a_Icons) Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "No encoded icons were found!")
Exit
EndIf
;_ArrayDisplay($a_icons, "Array containing B64 Data")
For $i = 0 To UBound($a_Icons) - 1
    $s_Decode = _Base64Decode($a_Icons[$i], "Converting Icon #: "&$i)
    FileWrite(@ScriptDir&"\Icon"&$i&".ico", $s_Decode)
Next
MsgBox(0,"Finished", UBound($a_Icons)&" were decoded from the bookmarks.html file!")

Requires the Base64 UDF made by: mikeytown2

Direct Link: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...pe=post&id=7480

[Buffo]

;_ArrayDisplay($a_icons, "Array containing B64 Data")

For $i = 0 To UBound($a_Icons) - 1

$s_Decode = _Base64Decode($a_Icons[$i], "Converting Icon #: "&$i)

FileWrite(@ScriptDir&"\Icon"&$i&".ico", $s_Decode)

Next

Great work! I located the base64 UDF from mikeytown2 but my english isn't good enough by half to understand the whole thread. But with your example it's very easy.

Thank you very much

Regards,

Buffo

[Gilrim]

it gives me this:

C:\au3\_Base64.au3(237,46) : ERROR: BinaryString(): undefined function.

$s_Out &= StringLeft(BinaryString($i_Temp)

do I have to use the beta of autoit or?

[ChrisL]

do I have to use the beta of autoit or?

Yes