Saving binary content of pdf file to javascript variable

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Is it possible to save binary content of pdf into javascript variable? I have a webpage with url to saving pdf file and I need to save pdf file into javascript variable. I guess it should be binary data.

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– Heretic Monkey, Commented Apr 14, 2017 at 15:26

joews · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-14 15:08:29Z

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You can use XHR with response type blob:

var oReq = new XMLHttpRequest();
oReq.open("GET", "/myfile.pdf", true);
oReq.responseType = "blob";

oReq.onload = function(oEvent) {
  var blob = oReq.response;
  // `blob` contains the PDF content
};

oReq.send();

Source: Sending and Receiving Binary Data, MDN

answered Apr 14, 2017 at 15:08

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