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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. PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject

# Load the JSON.
$success = $json.LoadFile("qa_data/json/JSR5U.json")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($json.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# The JSON we loaded contains this:

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

$sb = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$json.StringOfSb("data.content",$sb)

$bd = New-Object Chilkat.BinData
$bd.AppendEncodedSb($sb,"base64")

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