I use a JavaScript blob to create an FDF file which opens & fills in a locally stored PDF.
However, the file path to the locally stored PDF contains an accented character (and I am unable to edit the folder name).
This code works when the folder path doesn’t contain an accent and if I open the fdf in Notepad, the default encoding is ANSI. But when the folder path contains an accent, the FDF opens to a message stating the PDF cannot be found. Furthermore, the default encoding in Notepad has changed to UTF-8.
FDF_Text = ''
+ '%FDF-1.2' + "\n"
+ '1 0 obj<</FDF<</F(T:/Échange/MY_PDF.pdf)/Fields 2 0 R>>>>' + "\n"
+ 'endobj' + "\n"
+ '2 0 obj[' + "\n"
+ '<</T(FIELD_NAME)/V(SOME_TEXT)>>' + "\n"
+ ']' + "\n"
+ 'endobj' + "\n"
+ 'trailer' + "\n"
+ '<</Root 1 0 R>>' + "\n"
+ '%%EO'
var blobObject = new Blob([FDF_Text], {type: 'text/css;charset=ANSI'});
window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob(blobObject, 'MY_FDF.fdf');
I have tried
- replacing É with E
- using String.fromCharCode(201) (the chr value for É)
- changing & removing the "type" of the blob itself to several different examples I've found (sorry I didn't keep track of all the different combinations).
Can anyone suggest a different solution?