[SOLVED] How to load a pdf file and then save it through programming?

[karmacomposer]

I have tried to load a pdf file as a binary file and then save it as binary and the resulting saved file is not able to be opened by anything.

I have successfully done this with almost all other binary file types without incident.

How does one load a pdf file (not to show it, just to load it), process it (I already can do that) and then save it back again as a correct
pdf file that will open natively?

Thanks for your help.

Mike

[AxWald]

Hi,

try this:

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   answer file "Load what?"
   put URL ("binfile:" & it) into myPDF
   --  do something with myPDF
   ask file "Save to:"
   put myPDF into URL ("binfile:" & it)
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Key is to specify the "binfile:" URL scheme. Works here.

Have fun!

[karmacomposer]

Thank you.

That 100% worked.

I did not know that command.

Mike