Question

I am trying to read a PDF into a blob object then do an INSERT into my oracle database so that it can be sent off as an attachment. Now the email portion is working, and it adds an attachment but the attachment is always corrupt and I can’t open it. Below is the code where I create my blob pdf, can someone help me figure out why this isn’t creating the proper attachment?

ls_pdf_name = ls_pdf_path + "\" + "invnum_" + ls_invoice + ".pdf"  
ls_pdf_filename = "invoice_" + ls_invoice +  ".pdf"
ls_rc = wf_check_pdf_status(ll_invoice_number, ls_sub_type, ll_user_supp_id)
If ls_rc = "Y" Then
    li_fnum = FileOpen(ls_pdf_name, StreamMode!)
    li_bytes = FileRead(li_fnum, bPDF)
    FileClose(li_fnum)
    ll_rc = wf_update_pdf_tables(bPDF, ls_pdf_filename, ls_sub_type, ll_user_supp_id, ll_invoice_number, ls_month, ls_year)

EDIT

So I took Calvin’s advice and switched my insert to the following:

Here is the INSERT statement that puts the blob into the table

INSERT INTO ATTACH_DOCUMENT
(id, filename, mime_type, date_time_created)
VALUES
(ATTACH_DOCUMENT_SEQ.NEXTVAL, :pdf_filename, 'application/pdf', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);

UPDATEblob ATTACH_DOCUMENT
SET data = :pdf
WHERE id = ATTACH_DOCUMENT_SEQ.CURRENTVAL;

But when I go to open the PDF email attachment from my email, Adobe opens up with this error – Could not open because it is either not a supported file type or because it has been damaged (for example it was sent as an email attachment and wasn’t decoded correctly)

Thanks

Answer 1

How big is the PDF file?

You may not be getting all the contents with a simple FileRead() – try using FileReadEx()