(DataFlex) Add File Attachments to a PDF

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Demonstrates how to attach files to a PDF. This is also known as embedding a file within a PDF.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.97 or greater.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoPdf
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vJson
    Handle hoJson
    Integer i
    Variant vBd
    Handle hoBd
    String sTemp1

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatPdf)) To hoPdf
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoPdf))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoPdf
    End

    // We'll be adding attachments to this PDF file..
    // Note: We are loading the PDF file into memory.  The PDF file is not kept open at this point.
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoPdf "qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoPdf To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Note: The ability to attach files to a PDF was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.97

    // Build JSON to provide information about the files to be embedded in the PDF.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJson To False

    Move 0 To i

    // We can attach multiple files in one operation.

    // Here we specify the local relative file path of the 1st file to be embedded.
    Set ComI Of hoJson To i
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].description" "Hello World" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].localFilePath" "qa_data/xml/helloWorld.xml" To iSuccess
    Move (i + 1) To i

    // Specify the 2nd file to be attached.
    Set ComI Of hoJson To i
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].description" "Image of starfish" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].localFilePath" "qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg" To iSuccess
    // You can explicitly specify the subType (i.e. MIME type) of the file.
    // Otherwise Chilkat will use the default MIME type based on the filename extension.
    // If no default MIME type exists, then "application/octet-stream" is used.
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].subType" "image/jpeg" To iSuccess
    Move (i + 1) To i

    // You can alternatively provide the file data from base64 encoded data rather than from a local file.
    Set ComI Of hoJson To i
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].description" "Hello World from Data" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].fileData" "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQsIEhlbGxvIFdvcmxkLCBIZWxsbyBXb3JsZCwgSGVsbG8gV29ybGQsIEhlbGxvIFdvcmxk" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].embeddedFilename" "abc.txt" To iSuccess
    Move (i + 1) To i

    // By default, the filename used within the PDF is the filename part of the local file path.
    // You can change it by specifying the embeddedFilename.
    Set ComI Of hoJson To i
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].description" "Invoice" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].localFilePath" "qa_data/xml/invoice.xml" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].embeddedFilename" "invoice_1234.xml" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "files[i].subType" "application/xml" To iSuccess

    // The above JSON provides instructions for attaching 4 files to the PDF.
    // Let's attach the files..
    // It is perfectly acceptable to write over the PDF file that was loaded,
    // but in this example we'll write the PDF with attachments to a new PDF file.
    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get ComAddEmbeddedFiles Of hoPdf vJson "qa_output/helloWorld_withAttachments.pdf" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoPdf To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // You can alternatively write the PDF file with attachments to a Chilkat BinData object..
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatBinData)) To hoBd
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoBd))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoBd
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get pvComObject of hoBd to vBd
    Get ComAddEmbeddedFilesBd Of hoPdf vJson vBd To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoPdf To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Then you can do what you want with the BinData, which contains the binary image of the PDF with attachments.

    Showln "Success."


End_Procedure