Converting a pdf image embedded in an XML file to a PDF file

Hi experts,
I have an XML file which contains a PDF image of a billing document and i want to extract this PDF image and convert it into a PDF file.
Any ideas how to do this?
Thanks
Ally

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 I have modified the modifyingXMP sample for you. After this change, put your xmp file as sample.xml and also put pdf file in the same folder where ModifyXMP executable is. After merging my changes, ModifyXMP file will read the sample.xml and will embed it into pdf file.
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ModifyingXMP mypdf.pdf
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************** content of the sample.xml file. Create a file name sample.xml and put that content. Put sample.xml in parallel to ModifyingXMP.exe*******
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#'>
 <rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/'>
 <dc:subject>
 <rdf:Bag>
 <rdf:li>XMP</rdf:li>
 <rdf:li>SDK</rdf:li>
 <rdf:li>Sample</rdf:li>
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******************* MODIFIED CONTENT OF MODIFYING.CPP FILE. ***************************************************************************************** ************
// ========================================================================================= ========
// Copyright 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated
// All Rights Reserved.
// NOTICE: Adobe permits you to use, modify, and distribute this file in accordance with the terms
// of the Adobe license agreement accompanying it.
// ========================================================================================= ========
* Tutorial solution for Walkthrough 2 in the XMP Programmers Guide, Modifying XMP
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