(Node.js) Extract PDF from JSON

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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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();

    // Load the JSON.
    var success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/json/JSR5U.json");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(json.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // The JSON we loaded contains this:

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

    var sb = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    json.StringOfSb("data.content",sb);

    var bd = new chilkat.BinData();
    bd.AppendEncodedSb(sb,"base64");

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

}

chilkatExample();