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Innoraft is an IT services company that provides IT services to its clients across diverse industries. We are building the next generation of robust websites, web applications and mobile applications on scalable platforms. Founded in 2011, we are now a team of 120+ Innorafters. Today, we are partners to HCL, L&T, Acquia, Cummins, O2E Brands, Escalent, Dassault Systems, 24/7 Software, Give India, Shiv Nadar University, ICICI Bank, and more.

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The Decoded Value

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Question of the Day

The Decoded Value

In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code: 

DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!';
DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX);

SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000)));
SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)

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