Call PdfStamper.Writer.CloseStream=false to keep the stream open after PdfStamper.Close().
Paulo On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 9:10 PM, <k...@dataverse.gr> wrote: > I've commented out pdfStamper.Close() because when executed it seemed to > close the memory stream, so I couldn't save it to a file anymore (!). > The PdfReader.Close() is a little bit silly thing to do, yes (I realize it > now). But why there isn't a PdfStamper.Flush() if there are problems like > that? > > I have tried without closing anything (just letting the `usings` call > Dispose) and there were still problems (I will have to check if you want > details on the problems). Perhaps it was that the fields weren't filled. > I'll have to check (I'm a little dizzy from the 100 different things I've > tried). If that's the case, and this is the right approach, then the real > problem is in the field setting. But I wonder how can this be, since > SetField() returns true... > > In the documetation of PdfStamper it says: "The reader will be closed when > this PdfStamper is closed". Why the heck is the output memory stream being > closed on PdfStamper.Close() ?!?! > I use a quite recent (or perhaps the latest) version of iTextSharp. > >From what I undertand now, this looks like a bug. > I don't think my code closed the memory stream. > > > >> On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:31:45 +0200, _ <k...@dataverse.gr> wrote: >> >>> Any ideas on why the output file is small and corrupt? >> >> >> Why is pdfStamper.Close() commented out, and why is the stamper closed >> before the reader? >> >> Without pdfStamper.Close() several objects won't be written to the output. >> Closing the reader before closing the stamper probably closes access to >> some necessary >> objects.------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: >> 1. A cloud service to automate IT design, transition and operations >> 2. Dashboards that offer high-level views of enterprise services >> 3. A single system of record for all IT processes >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/servicenow-d2d-j_______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: > 1. A cloud service to automate IT design, transition and operations > 2. Dashboards that offer high-level views of enterprise services > 3. A single system of record for all IT processes > http://p.sf.net/sfu/servicenow-d2d-j > _______________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: 1. A cloud service to automate IT design, transition and operations 2. Dashboards that offer high-level views of enterprise services 3. A single system of record for all IT processes http://p.sf.net/sfu/servicenow-d2d-j _______________________________________________ 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
