How to set a BLOB property using LoadBinary Service

[ravi2]

How do I use the LoadBinary Service of FileRepository TT to convert a pdf file in my SystemRepository to array/stream of bytes and assign it to a blob type property of a separate Thing.

Currently, If I'm running the LoadBinary service with the file path as input in the Composer for the SystemRepository Thing, nothing is returned by the service.

[slangley · Accepted solution]

Hi @ravi2.

In our testing, we were able to load a .pdf to a blob successfully.  We received a "No result" but were then able to validate that the object did exist in the blob.  Is this possibly what is happening in your case?

// Content: BLOB
var Content =  Things["SystemRepository"].LoadBinary({
    path: "/FILE_NAME_HERE.pdf" /* STRING */
});
me.MyBlobProperty = Content;

Another possibility could be the path.  Are you using the relative path for your System Repository? 

Regards.

--Sharon