saveAs file exists exception

[danderson421]

I can't seem to find a way to overwrite an existing pdf file. the saveAs function will not overwrite an existing file. ColdFusion keep the file open and a simple cffile delete & rename cannot be done.

Error says file is open by Coldfusion.

I'm simply trying to replace the input file after the operation is complete.

<cfset variables.source = createObject('java','com.adobe.pdfservices.operation.io.FileRef').createFromLocalFile(variables.docPath)> <cfset variables.destination = variables.docDir & "\COM." & variables.docFile> <cfset pdfOp = createObject('java', 'com.adobe.pdfservices.operation.pdfops.CompressPDFOperation').createNew()> <cfset pdfOp.setInput(source)> <cfset ev = auth()> <cfset result = pdfOp.execute(ex)> <cfif IsObject(result)> <cfset result.saveAs(variables.destination)> <cfif FileExists(variables.destination)> <cffile action="delete" file="#variables.docPath#"> <cffile action="rename" source="#variables.destination#" destination="#variables.docPath#"> </cfif> </cfif>

[tonyjunkes]

Interesting. At first glance I don't see anything suggesting the process should be left open, but I also don't see anything in the API to close anything either.

When I get a chance, I can see about reproducing and digging into it more. If anything, may need to ask as a general question regarding these Java classes on the official Adobe repo.

[tonyjunkes]

One thing to point out...

Looking here: https://opensource.adobe.com/pdfservices-java-sdk-samples/apidocs/latest/com/adobe/pdfservices/operation/io/FileRef.html

The saveAs method will throw an exception when a file exists in the file/path passed to it.

Throws:
FileAlreadyExistsException - if the file already exists at the target location

Now as to why CF cannot act on the file after, I'm not sure off hand.

[danderson421]

After reading a few other posts, it appears there is another method saveASFile, that may overcome this issue, but it doesn't appear to be included in your library...

[tonyjunkes]

Can you point to where you see that, so I can cross-reference?

This repo is a borrow of Adobe's Java repo, so it builds the same sample JAR (excluding slf4j) that makes use of com.adobe.documentservices 2.2.2. There is a beta release, but I have held off updating in favor of waiting for a full release. I have not looked at the beta release. Perhaps the function exists there.

The relevant API docs I am aware of for this project are here: https://opensource.adobe.com/pdfservices-java-sdk-samples/apidocs/latest/index.html

[danderson421]

https://community.adobe.com/t5/document-services-apis-discussions/unable-to-delete-pdf-file-after-pdf-to-docx-conversion-in-the-same-function-call/m-p/12417079

clearly a different operation, but the OP is having the exact same problem.

[tonyjunkes]

Hmm ok. That function is being referenced from the Node SDK. But from what I can tell, the flow of logic works similar in that if the file exists, it will throw an error.

https://opensource.adobe.com/pdfservices-node-sdk-samples/apidocs/latest/FileRef.html#saveAsFile

It does mention the following, and I believe the Java API method works similar - "If this FileRef instance refers to a temporary local file created by the SDK, that temporary file is deleted.". I'm not sure what qualifies as a temporary file in this case, though. That's something I'd have to look into more.