Re: [WebDNA] Retrieving a PDF from an email
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2008
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 101459
interpreted = N
texte = OK, but (just now today looking up base64 encoding so I am not totally out of this conversation, just mostly ;-) are null chars allowed in base64? Why SHOULD webdna be required to digest null chars? On Nov 18, 2008, at 2:16 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote: > Thanks for your thoughts guys. > > What I have been trying to do is use WebDNA to collect mail and then > enter the data into a database. To do this part I have been using > the Shared POP widget that comes with all WebDNA installs. > > I then grab the required info out of the body of the email and > populate an order database > > This has worked perfectly for me for all but one instance where the > client is sending their order as an attached pdf, their order system > can not be changed to a text email (they won't change, stubborn) so > I have tried to extract the pdf and then using a nice little app > that I found extracts the text from the pdf and then I can do my > funky thing in the same way as a regular text email. > > Problem is that I can not convert the pdf from its BASE64 encryption > using WebDNA as it seems to choke on (as suggested by Craig) a null > character. > > I have not tried to do this with any other attachment type > ie .jpg, .doc etc. > > Regards > > Stuart Tremain
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OK, but (just now today looking up base64 encoding so I am not totally out of this conversation, just mostly ;-) are null chars allowed in base64? Why SHOULD webdna be required to digest null chars? On Nov 18, 2008, at 2:16 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote: > Thanks for your thoughts guys. > > What I have been trying to do is use WebDNA to collect mail and then > enter the data into a database. To do this part I have been using > the Shared POP widget that comes with all WebDNA installs. > > I then grab the required info out of the body of the email and > populate an order database > > This has worked perfectly for me for all but one instance where the > client is sending their order as an attached pdf, their order system > can not be changed to a text email (they won't change, stubborn) so > I have tried to extract the pdf and then using a nice little app > that I found extracts the text from the pdf and then I can do my > funky thing in the same way as a regular text email. > > Problem is that I can not convert the pdf from its BASE64 encryption > using WebDNA as it seems to choke on (as suggested by Craig) a null > character. > > I have not tried to do this with any other attachment type > ie .jpg, .doc etc. > > Regards > > Stuart Tremain
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