Xojo Plugin

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. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject

// Load the JSON.
success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/json/JSR5U.json")
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(json.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// The JSON we loaded contains this:

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

Dim sb As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = json.StringOfSb("data.content",sb)

Dim bd As New Chilkat.BinData
success = bd.AppendEncodedSb(sb,"base64")

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