FileToString with non ASII files

[phabio]

Hi all,
FileToString, work also with PDF files?

With VFP work... With lianja seem not..

thanks
Fabio

[barrymavin]

Hi Fabio,

As you stated in your ticket your requirement was to insert large strings (base64 encoded text) into the MS COM/ActiveX for XML.

I have extended the activex support in Lianja 5 to enable you to to do this by recognizing special string prefixes when setting properties in activex objects:

e.g.

// read a text file
oItem.someproperty = "text://filename.png"

// read a binary file
oItem.someproperty = "bin://filename.png"

// read a binary file and base64 encode it
oItem.someproperty = "base64://filename.png"

[phabio]

Hy Barry
How can I use it?

a = object()
a.pdf = "bin:C:\Users\Fabio\Documents\Lavoro\CEGEKA\Linak\ FattureInput\0000983_1900001.pdf" ?

thanks
Fabio

[phabio]

Can I use it also to upload the file into a blob/memo field of a table?

thanks
Fabio

[barrymavin]

Yes. Use objectWrite() to extract the memo/blob to a temporary file using tmpfile() first.

[barrymavin]

Hi Fabio,

read my my post again.

bin:// is the prefix not bin:

Use base64:// to insert a base64 encoded binary file.

as I stated in my post, these special prefixes are only expanded when setting com/activex properties.

[phabio]

Sorry Barry, I do not understand how to use it... I'm a newbie with the Activex.

I create the Acivex Object:
loXML = CREATEOBJECT('MSXML2.DomDocument')

I create the element
loEncodedPDF = loXML.createElement('EncodedPDF')

I've try with
loEncodedPDF.setAttribute('PDF', "base64://C:\Users\Fabio\Documents\Lavoro\CEGEKA\Linak\Fattu reInput\0000156_1900004.pdf")

loXML.appendChild(loEncodedPDF)


then:
strToFile(loXML.xml, "c:\temp\xml.xml")

or:

loXML.save("c:\temp\xml2.xml")


but the content of the file is:
<EncodedPDF PDF="base64://C:\Users\Fabio\Documents\Lavoro\CEGEKA\Linak\Fattu reInput\0000156_1900004.pdf"/>


thanks for all your support

Fabio

[barrymavin]

Once you have figured out what property to set on that activex you don’t use setattribute(). I never mentioned using that.

you just set the property on the activex as you normally would. I.e objname.propname

I have no idea why you are using strtofile(). The whole point I thought was to be able to store a very long base64 encoded string in the activex and that’s what I have provided for you.
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[phabio]

Bingo!

Thanks Barry!