atw: Re: [austechwriter] Re: File does not begin with %PDF
- From: Eugene Semetsky <esemetsk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 20:54:16 +1000
Couple of suggestions here:
Topic %PDF Error messages
http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?50@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@.ef928b4/2
Not often that someone suggests downgrading software. Assuming an earlier
version of Reader fixes the problem, you can have different versions of
Reader coexisting on one computer (at least on Windows). On Windows, you can
choose which Reader version the browser will use by modifying the registry.
You can swap Readers quickly by double-clicking a .reg file, which will
import the contents of that file into the registry.
About registry files: http://is-it-true.org/nt/utips/regfiles.shtml
----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen Mangelschots" <hma@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 5:05 PM
Subject: atw: Re: [austechwriter] Re: File does not begin with %PDF
> Hi Michael,
> Yep, client does mean customer in this case. This customer is accessing a
> PDF file stored on our webserver via the Web when he runs into this
problem.
> Other customers do not have this problem, which seems to suggest the
problem
> lies with this customer's configuration, not with the PDF file itself. The
> PDF file was created in-house (compatibility with PDF 1.3 and later) and
has
> never been sent by e-mail (which apparently is a common cause for this
kind
> of problem). The customer assures us he has the latest version of the
> Reader.
>
> Regards,
> Helen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Edward Granat [mailto:megranat@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: zaterdag 23 augustus 2003 6:43
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [austechwriter] Re: File does not begin with %PDF
>
>
> To my thinking, there are three likely possibilities, Helen
(Mangelschots).
>
> (Presuming also that you are talking about a "client" as in a "customer",
> not a workstation on a network.)
>
> 1. It might be because of a file attachment with multiple file
extensions,
> posing as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file but actually containing an
> executable virus file.
>
> 2. You might be running an obsolete version of the Acrobat Reader (3 or 4)
> trying to display a version 5 or 6 file (perhaps with 128 bit security
> features enabled).
> (If you do not already have the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader, it is
> available for free on the Web from
> <http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html> but be warned, if
you
> have an obsolete version of the Acrobat creation tool installed, this
might
> be overwritten or prevented from working by installing the latest Reader.)
>
> 3. The file that was sent to you might be damaged or otherwise corrupted
in
> some way.
>
> Most likely a combination of options 2 and 3.
>
> Best to ask the originator to resupply the file, on disk, rather than by
> E-mail, if the latter was the way it was received.
>
> HTH.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Granat
> Write Ideas
>
> At 17:01 22/8/2003 +0200, you wrote:
> >Hi guys,
> >One of our clients receives the above message when trying to open one
> >of the PDF forms on our webserver, others don't have this problem so
> >I don't think the problem lies with the PDF.
> >Saving the file first then opening it in Acrobat Reader on the
> >client's machine solves the problem but is not an option as some PDF
> >form fields contains "pre-filled" data from an underlying database
> >(Submit button does not work either in this case).
> >Any suggestions? TIA!
> >
> >Helen
> >
> >PS: This message was posted earlier to the old austechwriter at
yahoogroups
> >by accident)
> >
> >---
> >ICMS Group nv - for better use of information & knowledge
> >Leuvensesteenweg 282c - 3190 Boortmeerbeek - Belgium
> >Tel +32 15 61 85 45 Fax +32 15 62 03 99
> >Mail to: hma@xxxxxxxxxxx Visit us at http://www.icmsgrp.com
>
> **************************************************
> To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to
> austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to
> austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field.
>
> To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with
> "unsubscribe" in the Subject field.
>
> To search the austechwriter archives, go to
> www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter
>
> To contact the list administrator, send a message to
> austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> **************************************************
>
>
> **************************************************
> To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to
austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to
austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field.
>
> To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with
"unsubscribe" in the Subject field.
>
> To search the austechwriter archives, go to
www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter
>
> To contact the list administrator, send a message to
austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> **************************************************
**************************************************
To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to
austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to
austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field.
To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with
"unsubscribe" in the Subject field.
To search the austechwriter archives, go to
www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter
To contact the list administrator, send a message to
austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
**************************************************
Other related posts:
