PdfProcessing: Handle import of documents with a missing first entry in the xref table

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Last Updated: 07 Mar 2022 09:01 by Ludivine

Ludivine

Created on: 07 Mar 2022 09:01

Category: PdfProcessing

Type: Feature Request

PdfProcessing: Handle import of documents with a missing first entry in the xref table

According to the PDF Specification: The first entry in the table (object number 0) is always free and has a generation number of 65,535;

An invalid xref table:

xref
1 3
0000000010 00000 n
0000000124 00000 n
0000011290 00000 n

A valid one:

xref
0 4
0000000000 65535 f
0000000010 00000 n
0000000124 00000 n
0000011290 00000 n

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