Hey Mark, great point, sorry i missed. Yes it's a heavily multi threaded environement.
Paulo said i should check out the code in SVN? I will ask him about the respository url to get the code from SVN? i am thankful for any more suggestions you have. Thanks Subrah Mark Storer-2 wrote: > > That file is horrifically mangled all right. The cross reference (xref) > table at the end doesn't list all the objects in the file, not by a long > shot. > > The root object, 69, is among those AWOL from the xref... leading to the > error you're getting. > > WHY is it missing? I'm not sure. The xref looks like one you'd find as a > result of a stamper in "append" mode, tacked onto the original PDF, but > the rest of the file looks like it should have a single xref. The trailer > makes no mention of a previous xref or xref stream. > > You're not explicitly setting the stamper to use append mode, so it will > only go into that mode, IIRC, if forced by a signature. (And I don't see > anything in the source that backs that up either, so now I'm Really > Confused) > > Is this a single threaded environment? (he asked, grasping at straws) > > --Mark Storer > Senior Software Engineer > Cardiff.com > > #include <disclaimer> > typedef std::Disclaimer<Cardiff> DisCard; > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: subrah [mailto:subnibh...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 12:12 PM >> To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Root Object is invalid or missing after >> PDF is manipulated with iTextSharp >> >> >> >> Attached is the corrupt file. >> if i try to read the corrupted file using pdfreader i get >> the error message >> saying "start ref not found". But the issue is that problem is not >> consistant. I am able to water mark the same original file >> 2nd time using >> the same code. So it's like randomly some file is not fully written. >> >> i am gussing this is because the pdfstamper is closing the >> memory stream >> earlier than it should for some reason. However what i want >> to confirm is >> that my understanding that the probelm is infact the memory >> stream is right >> or not?. Because i have implmented alternative technique to >> compltely avoid >> memory stream and pdf stamper but use pdfwriter and file >> stream which seem >> to have fixed the issue in dev. But still need to get >> response from a heavy >> testing team. Any light thrwon on this subject will be of >> great help to me. >> >> Thanks >> Subrah >> >> >> >> Mark Storer-2 wrote: >> > >> > A: Most of the folks on the list lean toward Java. >> > B: If no one knows the answer, no one answers. >> > >> > Perhaps you could post one of your corrupted PDFs? >> > >> > --Mark Storer >> > Senior Software Engineer >> > Cardiff.com >> > >> > #include <disclaimer> >> > typedef std::Disclaimer<Cardiff> DisCard; >> > >> > >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: subrah [mailto:subnibh...@gmail.com] >> >> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:50 AM >> >> To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Root Object is invalid or >> missing after >> >> PDF is manipulated with iTextSharp >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> I am wondering why nobody is interested in responding to my >> >> question? I seem >> >> to have found a fix but just wanted to confirm with experts >> >> on this forum. >> >> So any help is greatly appreciated. >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> Subrah >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> subrah wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Hi >> >> > Sorry resending this post as i was not registered user earlier. >> >> > >> >> > i am using latest iTextSharp library to edit the pdf >> >> documents to put the >> >> > water marking digitallly (hidden). So when i researched i >> >> found that i can >> >> > add a annotation to the pdf document and then set the flags to >> >> > annotation.Flags = PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_NOVIEW | >> >> > PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_INVISIBLE | PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_HIDDEN; >> >> to make it >> >> > invisible. >> >> > >> >> > so this is working fine as expected 90% of the time. >> >> Remaning 10 % of the >> >> > time i get an error when i open the document after adding >> >> the annotation >> >> > it says "Root object is invalid or missing" >> >> > >> >> > so looks like it corrupted the file trying to add the >> >> annoation. do you >> >> > have any suggestion? i can share the code i am using to add >> >> the annotation >> >> > if that helps. >> >> > >> >> > Full code >> >> > public static byte[] EditPdf(string sourceFile, string >> >> visibleWaterMark, >> >> > string digitalWaterMark) >> >> > { >> >> > PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(sourceFile); >> >> > using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new >> MemoryStream()) >> >> > { >> >> > PdfStamper pdfStamper = new PdfStamper(reader, >> >> > memoryStream); >> >> > // process every page in the pdf file >> >> > for (int i = 1; i <= reader.NumberOfPages; i++) >> >> > { >> >> > Rectangle pageSize = >> >> > reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(i); >> >> > PdfContentByte pdfPageContents = >> >> > pdfStamper.GetUnderContent(i); >> >> > PdfAnnotation annotation = >> >> > PdfAnnotation.CreateText(pdfStamper.Writer, new >> >> Rectangle(200f, 400f, >> >> > 300f, 500f), digitalWaterMark, >> >> > "Street Events >> >> Digital Watermark", >> >> > false, "Key"); >> >> > //digital water marking >> >> > annotation.Flags = >> PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_NOVIEW | >> >> > PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_INVISIBLE | PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_HIDDEN; >> >> > pdfStamper.AddAnnotation(annotation, i); >> >> > pdfPageContents.BeginText(); >> >> > BaseFont baseFont = >> >> > BaseFont.CreateFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA_BOLD, >> >> Encoding.ASCII.EncodingName, >> >> > BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED); >> >> > pdfPageContents.SetFontAndSize(baseFont, 10); >> >> > pdfPageContents.SetRGBColorFill(225, >> 224, 223); >> >> > // visible water marking >> >> > >> >> > pdfPageContents.ShowTextAligned(PdfContentByte.ALIGN_RIGHT, >> >> > visibleWaterMark, >> >> > >> >> pageSize.Width - 50, >> >> > >> >> pageSize.Height - 15, >> >> > 0); >> >> > pdfPageContents.EndText(); >> >> > pdfStamper.FormFlattening = true; >> >> > >> >> > } >> >> > >> >> > pdfStamper.Close(); >> >> > return memoryStream.ToArray(); >> >> > } >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > public static void SaveFile(string fileHandle, byte[] fileBytes) >> >> > { >> >> > using(FileStream fs = new FileStream(fileHandle, >> >> > FileMode.Create)) >> >> > { >> >> > fs.Write(fileBytes, 0, fileBytes.Length); >> >> > fs.Flush(); >> >> > fs.Close(); >> >> > } >> >> > >> >> > } >> >> > >> >> > //call >> >> > FileInfo pdfFileInfo = new FileInfo(newFilePath); >> >> > byte[] fileBytes = PdfWaterMarker.EditPdf(pdfFileInfo, >> >> > string.Format("Client Id: {0}", clientSite.ClientId)); >> >> > PdfWaterMarker.SaveFile(newFilePath, fileBytes); >> >> > >> >> > please let me know >> >> > Thanks >> >> > Subrah >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> View this message in context: >> >> http://old.nabble.com/Root-Object-is-invalid-or-missing-after- >> > PDF-is-manipulated-with-iTextSharp-tp26305073p26375297.html >> > Sent from the iText - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---------------- >> > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 >> > 30-Day >> > trial. 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