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Anonymous
September 6, 2006
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converting binary string to a file

  • September 6, 2006
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I need some help in decoding a binary string. I recieve a binary string from a webserivce that represents a .pdf file. I want to be able to view that file on my en somehow. I have played around with binardecode and what not but am having no luck. When i do a isbinary() check on the string it says that the file is not binary but it is. ( I encoded the file the webservice is sending me the same way and they are identical.) Anyone got any ideas?
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Normally, you do something like this:

<CFSET zBinData = BinaryDecode (ENCODED_FILE_DATA, "Base64");

<CFFILE action="write" file="C:\YourDir\FileName.pdf" output="#zBinData#" addnewline="No">


Then link to or view the PDF in the normal way.

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Anonymous
September 7, 2006
Thanks that did it
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Anonymous
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September 6, 2006
Normally, you do something like this:

<CFSET zBinData = BinaryDecode (ENCODED_FILE_DATA, "Base64");

<CFFILE action="write" file="C:\YourDir\FileName.pdf" output="#zBinData#" addnewline="No">


Then link to or view the PDF in the normal way.
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