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Convert PDF file attachment to Base64 string using X++

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Posted on by Rhushikesh R 758
Hi everyone,

I am trying to convert PDF attachment of Sales order invoice into Base64 string.

Below is my code snippet and I referred below blog for same,
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/get-document-management-attached-file-api-integration-khan/

I converted same file to Base64 using below 2 ways
 
2. Added attachment on Sales order of D365 CRM in notes section. Navigated to Notes table in Dataverse and checked the value in documentbody field
 
In bot cases above, I was able to see same value.
 
My requirement is, to push D365 F&O attachment to D365 CRM sales order attachment. And for same I want Base64 string so that I can populate it in Notes table

However, I am getting some different value in fileBase64Str variable.

let me know how it can be fixed. if any other alternative way I can opt for?
 
internal final class ITSGetAttachedFileRunnabl{    /// <summary>    /// Class entry point. The system will call this method when a designated menu     /// is selected or when execution starts and this class is set as the startup class.    /// </summary>    /// <param name = /_args/>The specified arguments.</param>    public static void main(Args _args)    {        DocuRef docuref;        ITSGetFileFromDocMgmtInVariousFormats runnable = ITSGetFileFromDocMgmtInVariousFormats::construct();        select docuref            where docuref.RecId == 68719599267;        runnable.readfromDocuRefAttachments(docuref);    }}
using Microsoft.Dynamics.ApplicationPlatform.Services.Instrumentation;using Microsoft.DynamicsOnline.Infrastructure.Components.SharedServiceUnitStorage;using Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.FileManagement;using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage;Using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob;internal final class ITSGetFileFromDocMgmtInVariousFormats{    str docfiletype;    Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.FileManagement.IDocumentStorageProvider storageProvider;    Public void readfromDocuRefAttachments(DocuRef _docuRef)    {        Blobdata blobContainer;        AsciiStreamIo file;        container record;        str downloadUrl;        // Grant clrinterop permission.        new InteropPermission(InteropKind::ClrInterop).assert();        if (_docuRef.isValueAttached())        {            var docuValueloc = _docuRef.docuValue();            downloadUrl = docuValueloc.Path;            if (!downloadUrl || docuValueloc.Type == DocuValueType::Others)            {                str accessToken = DocumentManagement::createAccessToken(_docuRef);                downloadUrl = Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.FileManagement.URLBuilderUtilities::GetDownloadUrl(docuValueloc.FileId, accessToken);            }            storageProvider = Docu::GetStorageProvider(_docuRef.docuType(), false);            var docContents = storageProvider.GetFile(docuValueloc.createLocation());            file = AsciiStreamIo::constructForRead(docContents.Content);            // download file on browser            file.read();            str displayUrl = DocumentManagement::getAttachmentPublicUrl(_docuref);            Browser br = new Browser();            br.navigate(displayUrl);            // To byte - working            System.IO.StreamReader streamReader = new System.IO.StreamReader(docContents.Content);            System.Byte[] bytes;            System.Text.Encoding getUTF8 = System.Text.Encoding::get_UTF8();            //bytes = getUTF8.GetBytes(streamReader.ReadToEnd());            bytes = getUTF8.GetBytes(streamReader.ReadToEnd());            //info ('Byte ready');            // To memorystream            System.IO.MemoryStream stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(bytes);            //info ('stream ready');            // to binary and blob container            Binary binaryData = Binary::constructFromMemoryStream(stream);            //info ('binary ready');            if (binaryData)            {                blobContainer = binaryData.getContainer();                //info ('Container ready');            }                        // to base 64            str fileBase64Str = con2base64str(blobContainer);            info (strFmt('base: %1', fileBase64Str));            //info (/Base64 ready/);            DocuValue docuValue;            select firstonly docuValue                where docuValue.RecId == _docuRef.ValueRecId;            info (strFmt('Original filename is %1', docuValue.originalFileName));        }    }    public static ITSGetFileFromDocMgmtInVariousFormats construct()    {        return new ITSGetFileFromDocMgmtInVariousFormats();    }}
 
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    Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 235,243 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Convert PDF file attachment to Base64 string using X++
    Consider replacing your code with ERDocuRef_Extension::getFileContentAsBase64String(_docuRef).
    If you don't want to take a dependency on Electronic Reporting, look into getFileContentAsBase64String() and use the same approach to obtain a stream. Then use ToArray() to get a byte array from the stream and System.Convert::ToBase64String() to convert the array to a Base64 string.

    Update: My reply disappeared after sending and before I typed it again, Rhushikesh found a solution.
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    Rhushikesh R Profile Picture
    Rhushikesh R 758 on at
    Convert PDF file attachment to Base64 string using X++
    This is sorted. Below code works fine for me.

    Thank you!
      
    DocuRef docuRef;

select docuRef
            where docuRef.RecId == 68719599267;
            
BitMap fileContents =  DocumentManagement::getAttachmentAsContainer(docuRef);
str fileBase64Str = con2base64str(fileContents);

info (strFmt('base string: %1', fileBase64Str));
     
  • Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 235,243 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Convert PDF file attachment to Base64 string using X++
    First of all, let me re-post your code in a readable way (unfortunately this site has a bug that breaks formatting in the question, but it works in replies) and simplify it a bit: 
    internal final class ITSGetAttachedFileRunnabl
{
    public static void main(Args _args)
    {
        DocuRef docuRef = DocuRef::findRecId(68719599267);
       
        ITSGetFileFromDocMgmtInVariousFormats::construct().readFromDocuRefAttachments(docuRef);
    }
}
     
    using Microsoft.Dynamics.ApplicationPlatform.Services.Instrumentation;
using Microsoft.DynamicsOnline.Infrastructure.Components.SharedServiceUnitStorage;
using Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.FileManagement;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob;

internal final class ITSGetFileFromDocMgmtInVariousFormats
{
    str docfiletype;
    Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.FileManagement.IDocumentStorageProvider storageProvider;
    
    public void readFromDocuRefAttachments(DocuRef _docuRef)
    {
        Blobdata blobContainer;
         
        if (_docuRef.isValueAttached())
        {
            var docuValueloc = _docuRef.docuValue();
            str downloadUrl = docuValueloc.Path;
            if (!downloadUrl || docuValueloc.Type == DocuValueType::Others)
            {
                str accessToken = DocumentManagement::createAccessToken(_docuRef);
                downloadUrl = Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.FileManagement.URLBuilderUtilities::GetDownloadUrl(docuValueloc.FileId, accessToken);
            }
            
            storageProvider = Docu::GetStorageProvider(_docuRef.docuType(), false);
            var docContents = storageProvider.GetFile(docuValueloc.createLocation());
            AsciiStreamIo file = AsciiStreamIo::constructForRead(docContents.Content);
            // download file on browser
            file.read();
            str displayUrl = DocumentManagement::getAttachmentPublicUrl(_docuref);
            
            Browser br = new Browser();
            br.navigate(displayUrl);
            
            // To byte - working
            System.IO.StreamReader streamReader = new System.IO.StreamReader(docContents.Content);
            System.Byte[] bytes;
            System.Text.Encoding getUTF8 = System.Text.Encoding::get_UTF8();

            bytes = getUTF8.GetBytes(streamReader.ReadToEnd());

            // To memorystream
            System.IO.MemoryStream stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(bytes);

            // to binary and blob container
            Binary binaryData = Binary::constructFromMemoryStream(stream);

            if (binaryData)
            {
                blobContainer = binaryData.getContainer();
            }

            // to base 64
            str fileBase64Str = con2base64str(blobContainer);
            info (strFmt('base: %1', fileBase64Str));
            
            DocuValue docuValue;
            select firstonly docuValue
                where docuValue.RecId == _docuRef.ValueRecId;
            info (strFmt('Original filename is %1', docuValue.originalFileName));
        }
    }
    
    public static ITSGetFileFromDocMgmtInVariousFormats construct()
    {
        return new ITSGetFileFromDocMgmtInVariousFormats();
    }
}
     

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