Object for converting documents

toPdf

• toPdf(fileId: string): Promise<FileItemRef>

• Convert a file to .pdf.

  The method does not change the source file whose ID is passed in thefileId parameter. Instead, it creates a temporary file. Converting to .pdf is available for the fillowing file formats:

  • .xls, .xlsx, .xlt, .xltx;
  • .doc, .docx, .dot, .dotx;
  • .rtf. Use example:

    // Get ID of the file to be converted to .pdf  
    const fileId = Context.data.fileToConvert.id; 
    // Convert the file to .pdf  
    const tmpFile = await System.converter.toPdf(fileId); 
    //Createa a  persistent file 
    const file_persist = await Context.fields.test_result. createFromLink('file_name.pdf', await tmpFile.getDownloadUrl()); 
    

  Parameters

  • fileId: string

  Returns Promise<FileItemRef>

  The instance of FileItemRef referencing a temporary file in the .pdf format.