Unable to read a byte array (created from a .docx file) into a Doc object using ABCPDF

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I am retrieving a .docx file as a byte array. I am then trying to call the Doc’s read() function with said byte array as the data parameter but I am getting an unrecognized file extension error. I retrieve the byte array with the following (c#) code: ``` WebClient testWc = new WebClient(); testWc.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials; byte[] data = testWc.DownloadData("http://localhost/Lists/incidents/Attachments/1/Testdocnospaces.docx"); ``` IF at this point I output the byte array as a .docx file, my program will correctly allow me to open or save the file. For this reason, I believe the byte array has been retrieved correctly. Here is a sample of what I mean by outputting a .docx file: ``` Response.ClearHeaders(); Response.Clear(); Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;Filename=test.docx"); Response.BinaryWrite(data); Response.Flush(); Response.End(); ``` However, if I try to read the byte array into a Doc like so: ``` Doc doc = new Doc(); XReadOptions…

Accepted Answer

If you know the file extension of your file bytes (which you should) you can solve your problem by:

```
Doc doc = new Doc();
string extension = Path.GetExtension("your file name/path").Substring(1).ToUpper();
XReadOptions opts = new XReadOptions();
opts.FileExtension = extension;
doc.Read(fileBytes, opts);
```

This approach worked for me. When you provide correct file extension you won't need to set ReadModule property of your XReadOptions object. ToUpper() is not mandatory.

Unable to read a byte array (created from a .docx file) into a Doc object using ABCPDF

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