It's probably a broken PDF (just because it opens in Acrobat doesn't mean it's 100% correct). You may try with the version at itextpdf.sf.net that has some more tricks to read broken PDFs.
Best Regards, Paulo Soares > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 3:22 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [iText-questions] NullPointerException in PdfReader > > Hi, > > We've been succesfully using i-text for several months now to > merge PDF > templates and FDF Files, but have suddenly run into a > problem. I assume it > is a problem with the source PDF template we are using, but I > be sure. I'm > using version 1.02b. With this particular PDF, when I construct the > PdfReader as follows: > > PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(somePdfFileVar); > > I get this: > > java.lang.NullPointerException > at com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfName.<init>(Unknown Source) > at com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader.readDictionary(Unknown Source) > at com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader.readPRObject(Unknown Source) > at com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader.readDictionary(Unknown Source) > at com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader.readPRObject(Unknown Source) > at com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader.readDictionary(Unknown Source) > at com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader.readPRObject(Unknown Source) > at com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader.readDocObj(Unknown Source) > at com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader.readPdf(Unknown Source) > at com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader.<init>(Unknown Source) > at com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader.<init>(Unknown Source) > > Any ideas what this might be or how I can figure this one out? > > Jay Eckert > > Director of Internet Development > Delphi Technology, Inc. > 732-418-0008 x3286 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on > ITManagersJournal > Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of > them. Give us > Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to > find out more > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
