Ruby

PDF File Encoding to Base64

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Demonstrates how to encode a PDF file to base64, and then decode. Ruby

require 'chilkat'

success = false

pdfData = Chilkat::CkBinData.new()

success = pdfData.LoadFile("qa_data/helloWorld.pdf")
if (success != true)
    print "failed to load PDF file." + "\n";
    exit
end

# Encode the PDF to base64
# Note: to produce base64 on multiple lines (as it would appear in the MIME of an email),
# pass the string "base64_mime" instead of "base64".
b64 = pdfData.getEncoded("base64")
print b64 + "\n";

# Decode from base64 PDF.
pdfData2 = Chilkat::CkBinData.new()
pdfData2.AppendEncoded(b64,"base64")
success = pdfData2.WriteFile("qa_output/helloWorld2.pdf")
if (success != true)
    print "failed to write PDF file." + "\n";
    exit
end