How to fetch the attachment file(.doc/.pdf) content in a string . (Not in base64 format)

[ANINDYA SUNDAR]

Assume that a word file has attached with a Incident. I need to get those content has written in this attachment in a actual string not in base64encod version.  

[ANINDYA SUNDAR]

@Ankur Bawiskar 

[Amit Verma]

Hi @ANINDYA SUNDAR 

You can refer to GlideSysAttachment getContent API to achieve this. https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-api-reference/page/app-store/dev_portal/API_reference/G...

Thanks & Regards

Amit Verma

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@ANINDYA SUNDAR 

you can read and print content for simple files such as text, csv etc

Not possible for doc, docx, pdf etc

If my response helped please mark it correct and close the thread so that it benefits future readers.

[Akash_16]

Hi @ANINDYA SUNDAR , 
Did you find any solution for file type doc and pdf