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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.

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C++
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkBinData.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkJsonObject json;

    // Load the JSON.
    success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/json/JSR5U.json");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << json.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // The JSON we loaded contains this:

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

    CkStringBuilder sb;
    json.StringOfSb("data.content",sb);

    CkBinData bd;
    bd.AppendEncodedSb(sb,"base64");

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