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Posted: Feb 23, 2023
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dynamically convert pdf to binary format automation
Hi Friends,
How to dynamically convert pdf to binary format in openspan/pegarobotics automation
Please anyone help
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@Muniramaiah K
To dynamically convert a PDF to binary format in Pega Robotics Automation (formerly OpenSpan), you can use the following approach:
Use a "Read PDF" component to read the PDF file into a Pega Robotics Automation object. This will allow you to access the content of the PDF programmatically.
Use a "BinaryToString" component to convert the PDF content to a binary string. The "BinaryToString" component takes binary data as input and outputs a string. To convert the PDF content to binary data, you can use the "GetBytes" method of the Pega Robotics Automation object that was created in step 1.
Here's some sample code that demonstrates how to do this:
// Read the PDF file into a Pega Robotics Automation object
var pdfObj = ReadPDF(@"C:\path\to\pdf\file.pdf");
// Convert the PDF content to binary data
byte[] pdfBytes = pdfObj.GetBytes();
string binaryString = BinaryToString(pdfBytes, Encoding.UTF8);
In this code, the "ReadPDF" method reads the PDF file into a Pega Robotics Automation object. The "GetBytes" method of the object is then called to retrieve the content of the PDF as a byte array. Finally, the "BinaryToString" method is used to convert the byte array to a binary string.
Note that you will need to add the appropriate "using" statements to access the "ReadPDF", "BinaryToString", and "Encoding" classes.
@Muniramaiah K
To dynamically convert a PDF to binary format in Pega Robotics Automation (formerly OpenSpan), you can use the following approach:
Use a "Read PDF" component to read the PDF file into a Pega Robotics Automation object. This will allow you to access the content of the PDF programmatically.
Use a "BinaryToString" component to convert the PDF content to a binary string. The "BinaryToString" component takes binary data as input and outputs a string. To convert the PDF content to binary data, you can use the "GetBytes" method of the Pega Robotics Automation object that was created in step 1.
Here's some sample code that demonstrates how to do this:
// Read the PDF file into a Pega Robotics Automation object
var pdfObj = ReadPDF(@"C:\path\to\pdf\file.pdf");
// Convert the PDF content to binary data
byte[] pdfBytes = pdfObj.GetBytes();
string binaryString = BinaryToString(pdfBytes, Encoding.UTF8);
In this code, the "ReadPDF" method reads the PDF file into a Pega Robotics Automation object. The "GetBytes" method of the object is then called to retrieve the content of the PDF as a byte array. Finally, the "BinaryToString" method is used to convert the byte array to a binary string.
Note that you will need to add the appropriate "using" statements to access the "ReadPDF", "BinaryToString", and "Encoding" classes.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions or if there's anything else I can assist you with.