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PDf created from Blob field using OAMethod is damaged on sql 2008 r2

I am using following line in my stored procedure to create a pdf file from blob field (data type of image). EXEC @ObjectReturn= sp_OACreate 'ADODB.Stream', @ObjectToken OUTPUT EXEC @ObjectReturn=sp_OASetProperty @ObjectToken, 'Type', 1 EXEC @ObjectReturn=sp_OAMethod @ObjectToken, 'Open' EXEC @ObjectReturn=sp_OAMethod @ObjectToken, 'Write', NULL, @BlobToDisk IF @ObjectReturn<>0 BEGIN EXEC sp_OAGetErrorInfo @ObjectReturn, @src OUT, @desc OUT raiserror('Error Creating SaveToFile Component 0x%x, %s, %s',16,1, @hr, @src, @desc) RETURN END EXEC @ObjectReturn=sp_OAMethod @ObjectToken, 'SaveToFile', NULL, @InFileName, 2 EXEC sp_OAMethod @ObjectToken, 'Close' EXEC sp_OADestroy @ObjectToken InFileName is set to a valid folder location with file extension of .pdf example : c:/PDFDocs/test.pdf The stored proc executes fine and pdf file gets created. However, when I try to open this pdf file I get a message in reader saying file is damaged. The same stored proc works absolutely fine on sql server 2012 r2. I am facing this problem only on 2008 r2. Please help!
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Grant Fritchey avatar image Grant Fritchey ♦♦ commented ·
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I'm not sure why this is happening but I can't help noticing that you are only checking the object automation errors in one place (write) and I know from bitter experience that errors can happen in any OA operation. One other thing caught my eye. Shouldn't the option for SaveOptionsEnum be 3 just in case the file already exists?
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priyav6 avatar image priyav6 commented ·
@John: Thanks for editing @Phil: Thanks for looking into it. I have figured out it could be a volume license issue for MS office on 2008 server and 2012 server has one, its working fine while converting .doc blobs to pdf, if it even makes sense. Thanks for the other suggestions, but the part I have pasted is trimmed down for posting here, ass the check and errors are raised in actual sp.
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