Bigtext variable with PDF file in coded (Base 64) string

denpar

Hi all,

I have a BigText variable with a data string (coded Base 64). I would like to decode the string to a PDF file.....

I think this is possible using Convert.FromBase64String, but I can't find how this can be done?

denpar

Solved it....

abpBigPDFText BigText
abpAutConvertBase64 DotNet 'mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.System.Convert
abpAutBytes DotNet 'mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.System.Array
abpAutMemoryStream DotNet 'mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.System.IO.MemoryStream
abpOutStream OutStream
abpRecTempBlob Record TempBlob

abpAutBytes:=abpAutConvertBase64.FromBase64String(abpBigPDFText);
abpAutMemoryStream:=abpAutMemoryStream.MemoryStream(abpAutBytes);
abpRecTempBlob.Blob.CREATEOUTSTREAM(abpOutStream);
abpAutMemoryStream.WriteTo(abpOutStream);
abpRecTempBlob.Blob.EXPORT('c:\temp\test.pdf');

Marijn

Blob.EXPORT and Blob.IMPORT are deprecated in NAV2009 and can no longer be used in NAV2013. I seriously believe you shouldn't write any code nowadays which won't run in NAV2013, unless you're working on even older versions. It would be better to call the std. NAV function for exporting a blobfield to a file, like the ones in codeunit 419 in NAV2013.

denpar

@Marijn

I agree...

But unfortunately some of our customers are still using NAV 2009 (mainly caused by the economic situation)!