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Eric.promattex
Eric.promattex
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December 10, 2023
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Export data form in text file with encoding UTF-8

  • December 10, 2023
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I have a pdf form with javascript to export some data in fichier text with the following script :

var Data = 
	this.getField("Texte3").value	
var doc =
	this.createDataObject({cName:"Data.txt",cValue: Data});
	this.exportDataObject({cName:"Data.txt",nLaunch:2});

If there are no special characters in the field, the text file is in UTF-8, but as soon as there is a special character, the text file is in ANSI.

Would there be a solution for the text file to remain in utf-8 but if there are special characters in the field?

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    Correct answer try67

    the JS reference is this: https://www.t10.org/ftp/js_api_reference.pdf?
    yes on page 338 but I don't understand their example


    Try this code:

     

    var myData = this.getField("Texte3").valueAsString;
var myDataStream = util.streamFromString(myData, "utf-8");
this.createDataObject({cName:"Data.txt",cValue: ""});
this.setDataObjectContents("Data.txt", myDataStream);
this.exportDataObject({cName:"Data.txt", nLaunch:2});

     

    1 reply

    try67
    Community Expert
    try67Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 10, 2023

    Use the setDataObjectContents method to populate the file. That way you would be able to specify the encoding directly. There's an example of that in the JS reference for that method.

    Eric.promattex
    Eric.promattexAuthor
    Participant
    December 10, 2023

    thank you for your reply
    Could you give me an example with the above script?

    var Data = 
	this.getField("Texte3").value	
var doc =
	this.createDataObject({cName:"Data.txt",cValue: Data});
	this.exportDataObject({cName:"Data.txt",nLaunch:2});
    try67
    Community Expert
    try67Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 10, 2023

    Did you look in the JS Reference?

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