FAQ n.136269

Automated approach

In the EASA XML export files, images (binary files) are stored in a Base64 ASCII string encoded format, following OpenXML standards. When programmatically accessing the file, Base64 is simple to convert back to binary, e.g.: 

But how do you locate the data? An example:
Here is a screenshot of a sample eRules XML export, opened in Word:

And here is the XML, in pkg:part pkg:name="/word/document.xml":

The “rId18” value in the <a:blip> element refers to this relation in pkg:part pkg:name="/word/_rels/document.xml.rels":

And this finally gives you the location of the Base64 encoded data:

Manual approach

For a very simple manual approach:

1. Open the XML-file in Word
2. Select the image you want to extract
3. RightClick the image and select “Save as picture”: