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Extract PDF from JSON

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Demonstrates how to extract a PDF file contained within JSON. The file is represented as a base64 string within the JSON. Note: This example can extract any type of file, not just a PDF file. Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()

# Load the JSON.
success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/json/JSR5U.json")
if (success != True):
    print(json.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# The JSON we loaded contains this:

# 	{
# 	...
# 	...
# 	  "data": {
# 	    "content": "JVBERi0xLjQ..."
# 	  }
# 	...
# 	...
# 	}

sb = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
json.StringOfSb("data.content",sb)

bd = chilkat2.BinData()
bd.AppendEncodedSb(sb,"base64")

success = bd.WriteFile("qa_output/a0015.pdf")