It can read but the PDF must have the trailer and not have more than 1k of garbage after it. It's better to look at one of those PDFs.
Paulo > -----Original Message----- > From: Dean Krueger [mailto:dmkrue...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 4:04 PM > To: Post all your questions about iText here > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] "trailer not found." > > Does that mean, iText doesn't support this type of PDF? > I thought it couldn't write linearized file but could read them. > > Thanks > Dean > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Paulo > Soares<psoa...@glintt.com> wrote: > > Looks like the files are truncated. If the files are > linearized Acrobat won't look for the trailer as all the > information it requires is in the linerization tables. > > > > Paulo > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Dean Krueger [mailto:dmkrue...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 3:00 PM > >> To: iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Subject: [iText-questions] "trailer not found." > >> > >> Hi, > >> I have some PDF's created by a customer, using Distiller 9 on > >> windows. When I try to open a PdfReader, I get an > exception "trailer > >> not found.", Stack Trace is : > >> iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader.RebuildXref() > >> at iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader.ReadPdf() > >> at iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader..ctor(String filename, > >> Byte[] ownerPassword) > >> at iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader..ctor(String filename) > >> > >> The PDF's are 1.6 and they are Linearized. > >> > >> Anybody have any idea's why I get this exception. These files open > >> fine in Acrobat and Apple's Preview.app with no errors. > >> > >> I can supply the files if someone wants to have a look. > >> > >> Thanks > >> Dean Krueger Aviso Legal: Esta mensagem é destinada exclusivamente ao destinatário. Pode conter informação confidencial ou legalmente protegida. A incorrecta transmissão desta mensagem não significa a perca de confidencialidade. Se esta mensagem for recebida por engano, por favor envie-a de volta para o remetente e apague-a do seu sistema de imediato. É proibido a qualquer pessoa que não o destinatário de usar, revelar ou distribuir qualquer parte desta mensagem. Disclaimer: This message is destined exclusively to the intended receiver. It may contain confidential or legally protected information. The incorrect transmission of this message does not mean the loss of its confidentiality. If this message is received by mistake, please send it back to the sender and delete it from your system immediately. It is forbidden to any person who is not the intended receiver to use, distribute or copy any part of this message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
