I have a lineup of PDF files that break itextsharp 5.4.4 and above when modified with the contentbyte & stamper object stack trace is below
the error does NOT happen on itextsharp 5.4.3 (last working version) If you want the PDF file for testing I can make it available. I can work around it by staying at 5.4.3 because I do not use any of the new features, the purpose of this post is to bring this to the developers attention for future consideration and others benefit. thanks Hakan System.Xml.XmlException was unhandled LineNumber=5 LinePosition=68 Message=Invalid character in the given encoding. Line 5, position 68. Source=System.Xml SourceUri="" StackTrace: at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e) at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String arg) at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.InvalidCharRecovery(Int32& bytesCount, Int32& charsCount) at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.GetChars(Int32 maxCharsCount) at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ReadData() at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseAttributeValueSlow(Int32 curPos, Char quoteChar, NodeData attr) at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseAttributes() at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElement() at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElementContent() at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read() at System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadNode(Boolean skipOverWhitespace) at System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadDocSequence(XmlDocument parentDoc) at System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace) at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader) at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(Stream inStream) at iTextSharp.xmp.impl.XmpMetaParser.ParseXmlFromBytebuffer(ByteBuffer buffer, ParseOptions options) at iTextSharp.xmp.impl.XmpMetaParser.ParseXml(Object input, ParseOptions options) at iTextSharp.xmp.impl.XmpMetaParser.Parse(Object input, ParseOptions options) at iTextSharp.xmp.XmpMetaFactory.ParseFromBuffer(Byte[] buffer, ParseOptions options) at iTextSharp.xmp.XmpMetaFactory.ParseFromBuffer(Byte[] buffer) at iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfStamperImp.Close(IDictionary`2 moreInfo) at iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfStamper.Close() ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions iText(R) is a registered trademark of 1T3XT BVBA. Many questions posted to this list can (and will) be answered with a reference to the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ Please check the keywords list before you ask for examples: http://itextpdf.com/themes/keywords.php