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Alex Doubts
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July 18, 2017
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How to convert image to binary file/stream in adobe acrobat pro?

  • July 18, 2017
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I want to convert image to binary file/stream in adobe acrobat pro using Adobe Javacipt.  I need to embed the  uploaded image path as a binary file/stream and then add to 2D Bar code and fetch the image while reading from the bar code.

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Joel Geraci
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 18, 2017

Trying to clarify... you want to import an image, convert it to a base64 string and then set the value of a barcode field so that when the barcode is later scanned, you can interpret the barcode data as an image.

Did I get that right?

Alex Doubts
Known Participant
July 19, 2017

Yes this is exactly what I want. i am using Adobe Acrobat pro. I can browse the image and upload the same fine. But unable to convert the image field to base 64 string.

Tried few  solutions but none has  worked.

Known Participant
September 10, 2020

Did you resolve this issue ? I'm doing same thing Could you please help me

Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 18, 2017

This is not possible.

Alex Doubts
Known Participant
July 18, 2017

Any solution to do the same. I tried various ways to covert the Image Field to base64 string in barcode so as to fetch the image from the barcode while reading the data from it. I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Alex Doubts
Known Participant
July 18, 2017

Can you explain what you want?


I am uploading a Customer Image on clicking browse button which works via adobe acrobat pro. Afterwards I want to save the Image file to base 64 format and add it to a bar code. From the bar code I would extract the binary data in base 64 and fetch the image from another sector via c# code.

Alex Doubts
Known Participant
July 18, 2017

Tried to convert the uploaded image to binary stream under button click so as to embed to bar code and to fetch the image while reading.But the stream data is coming as alert.

// JScript source code

var pathFile = "E:/Adobe/PDF/Images/home.jpg";

app.alert(pathFile);

this.importIcon("myIcon", pathFile, 0);

var oIcon = util.iconStreamFromIcon(this.getIcon("myIcon"));

app.addToolButton({

    cName: "btnTest",

    oIcon: oIcon,

    cExec: "console.println('My Button!');",

    cTooltext: "Test!",

    nPos: 0

});

app.alert("b");

app.alert(oIcon);

Alex Doubts
Known Participant
July 18, 2017

var pathFile = "E:/Adobe/Alex/Smart PDF latest/Images/home.jpg";

var inputStream = event.target.getDataObjectContents(pathFile);

app.alert(inputStream);

var k = util.stringFromStream(inputStream);

app.alert(k);

Not working in above method too