(Node.js) Load Entire File into BinData

Demonstrates how to load an entire file into a BinData object.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var fac = new chilkat.FileAccess();

    var success = fac.OpenForRead("qa_data/pdf/sample.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(fac.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var bd = new chilkat.BinData();
    var maxBytesToRead = 99999999;
    success = fac.FileReadBd(maxBytesToRead,bd);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(fac.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    fac.FileClose();

    // The bd object contains the file data...
    success = bd.WriteFile("qa_output/sample.pdf");

}

chilkatExample();