Node.js

PDF File Encoding to Base64

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Demonstrates how to encode a PDF file to base64, and then decode. Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var pdfData = new chilkat.BinData();

    success = pdfData.LoadFile("qa_data/helloWorld.pdf");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("failed to load PDF file.");
        return;
    }

    // Encode the PDF to base64
    // Note: to produce base64 on multiple lines (as it would appear in the MIME of an email),
    // pass the string "base64_mime" instead of "base64".
    var b64 = pdfData.GetEncoded("base64");
    console.log(b64);

    // Decode from base64 PDF.
    var pdfData2 = new chilkat.BinData();
    pdfData2.AppendEncoded(b64,"base64");
    success = pdfData2.WriteFile("qa_output/helloWorld2.pdf");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("failed to write PDF file.");
        return;
    }


}

chilkatExample();