[pdftex] pdftex output -> Acrobat Professional

[John Culleton]

On Wednesday 02 July 2008 10:14:48 pm ivo welch wrote:
> Dear experts---I have a document that was created by pdftex under
> linux
>
> Author:         Mepdfstartview
> Creator:        pdflatexletterpaper
> Producer:       pdfTeX-1.40.1
> CreationDate:   Wed Jun 25 11:02:53 2008
> ModDate:        Wed Jun 25 11:02:53 2008
> Tagged:         no
> Pages:          143
> Encrypted:      no
> Page size:      612 x 792 pts (letter)
> File size:      629639 bytes
> Optimized:      no
> PDF version:    1.4
>
> It displays and prints fine.  All the fonts are embedded, too.
>
> I am trying to run this pdf file through Adobe Acrobat Professional
> 8.1.1.  (I want to convert it into MS Word---unfortunately, someone
> who does not know latex needs it.)
>
> Alas Acrobat complains that "Bad PDF; could not read page structure
> (bad page contents). <Expected a number object.> [143]". 
> Similarly, trying to export it as a pdf/A document tells me that it
> cannot save the file and advises me to do a preflight to determine
> my errors. (Strangely, when preflighting as pdf 1.5, the preflight
> finds no errors or warnings.)  Of course, this could simply be an
> Acrobat Pro 8.1.1 bug.
>
> Has anyone else run into this?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> /iaw
>
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>
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I would use Acrobat Reader and save as text.  The MSWierd user can 
redo the formatting ad libitum. 

-- 
John Culleton
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