Embedding files in a specific order within a PDF can cause an issue when accessing the embedded files in Adobe Acrobat.

When inspecting the main PDF in Adobe Acrobat and attempting to open a specific embedded file, the following dialog is displayed:

Workaround

Embedding the files in a different order may prevent the issue from occurring and can serve as a temporary workaround.

NotImplementedException is thrown for GetCapHeight method of CFFFontSource.

For example, when some PDF file has uncompressed contents we may import it and apply better compression to the stream objects. Ensure that all the content inside the document is compressed.

Currently, we have the following options for PDF export optimizations:

• ImageQuality
  

  pdfFormatProvider.ExportSettings.ImageQuality = ImageQuality.Low;

• ImageCompression
  

  pdfFormatProvider.ExportSettings.ImageCompression = new ImageFilterTypes[] { ImageFilterTypes.FlateDecode };

• StreamCompression
  

  pdfFormatProvider.ExportSettings.StreamCompression = new StreamFilterTypes[] { StreamFilterTypes.FlateDecode };

• FontEmbeddingType (Q2 2024)
  

  pdfFormatProvider.ExportSettings.FontEmbeddingType = FontEmbeddingType.Subset;

  We introduced an option of exporting subsets of True Type Fonts (*.ttf) for the .NET Standard version of the library.

NetStandard: Missing content due to empty glyph outlines in embedded TrueType font subsets.

Workaround 1

Fully embed the fonts in the result PDF document:

PdfFormatProvider pdfFormatProvider = new PdfFormatProvider();
pdfFormatProvider.ExportSettings.FontEmbeddingType = FontEmbeddingType.Full;

Workaround 2

Switch to a .NET Framework project environment and use the .NET Framework PdfProcessing packages.

Corrupted document when exporting "Courier New" subset.

Workaround - fully embed the font:

var pdfFormatProvider = new PdfFormatProvider();
pdfFormatProvider.ExportSettings.FontEmbeddingType = FontEmbeddingType.Full;

NOTE: There are reports for other fonts' subset, e.g. "ZapfDingbats" font.

When importing a document containing an invalid PDF object dictionary key an exception is thrown.

When importing a document with button field with missing type, an error occurs.

51 0 obj
<< /Kids [ 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R 87 0 R 88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R 91 0 R 92 0 R 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R 106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R 115 0 R 116 0 R 14 0 R ] /T (Button 70) >>
endobj

Workaround: Handle the exception: https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/features/handling-document-exceptions 

As Ghiath reported in the forum thread, I am seeing this same error.

I am using RadFixedDocument and am generating a PdfFormatProvider. As Ghiath mentioned it will work fine (weeks, months) and then it seems the the font file is locked and it cannot export.

System.IO.IOException: I/O error when opening file 'C:\WINDOWS\FONTS\MSYH.TTC'.

System.Web.HttpUnhandledException (0x80004005): Exception of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown. ---> System.IO.IOException: I/O error when opening file 'C:\WINDOWS\FONTS\MSYH.TTC'.
   at MS.Internal.FontCache.FileMapping.OpenFile(String fileName)
   at MS.Internal.FontCache.FontSource.GetUnmanagedStream()
   at System.Windows.Media.GlyphTypeface.ComputeSubset(ICollection`1 glyphs)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.Model.Fonts.CidType2Font.ComputeSubset(IEnumerable`1 usedCharacters)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Elements.Fonts.FontStream.CopyPropertiesFromOverride(IPdfExportContext context, FontBase font)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Elements.Fonts.FontStream.CopyPropertiesFrom(IPdfExportContext context, FontBase font)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Elements.Fonts.FontDescriptor.CreateFontFile(IPdfExportContext context, FontBase font)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Elements.Fonts.FontDescriptor.ExportFontFile(IPdfExportContext context, FontBase font)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Elements.Fonts.FontDescriptor.CopyPropertiesFrom(IPdfExportContext context, FontBase font)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Elements.Fonts.CidFontObject.CopyPropertiesFromOverride(IPdfExportContext context, FontBase font)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Elements.Fonts.CidFontObject.CopyPropertiesFrom(IPdfExportContext context, FontBase font)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Elements.Fonts.Type0FontObject.CopyPropertiesFromOverride(IPdfExportContext context, FontBase font)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Export.PdfExporter.WriteFontsFromContext(PdfWriter writer, IPdfExportContext context)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Export.PdfExporter.Export(IRadFixedDocumentExportContext context, Stream output)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.PdfFormatProvider.ExportOverride(RadFixedDocument document, Stream output)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Common.FormatProviders.FormatProviderBase`1.Export(T document, Stream output)
 

It will throw the exception on the line where it is doing the export. The document is typically a multi-page document with images, etc. As I mentioned it might work fine for weeks and then once it fails the only solution is to recycle the web service.

I have a simple program that imports a PDF, calls AcroForm.FlattenFormFields(), and calls Export() on the PdfFormatProvider. I am seeing the following exception during Import() on a signed W9 form a customer has uploaded into our system. Due to the sensitive nature of the document I cannot upload it, but below is the Sig section. I have tried other example signed PDFs which seem to work fine (See attached)

39 0 obj
<< /Type /Annot /Rotate 0 /AP 180 0 R /Rect [ 105.8515 149.2023 289.4443 261.1185
] /Border [ 0 0 0 ] /M (h<D[×¥\001.ƒ¶AB}«\006iÚ¿E@\024_”W±ÔÃ\030ÙL\020"É]a\012Ú6¡0\000¶Žm1@Ž)
/C [ 1 ] /DA (h<D[×¥\001.ƒ¶AB}«\006.\023âø‰\035\005íöu\002ÊÒ½ùwË@—‹måÿڏ[ ‹í!¨\001)
/F 4 /Subtype /Sig >>
endobj

Exception

System.NotSupportedException: 'Import of annotation with type Sig is not supported.'

Stack Trace

at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Elements.Annotations.AnnotationFactory.CreateUnsupportedAnnotationObject(PdfName type)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Converters.TypeAwareConverter`1.CreateInstance(Type type, PostScriptReader reader, IPdfImportContext context, PdfDictionary dictionary)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Converters.Converter.ConvertFromDictionary(Type type, PostScriptReader reader, IPdfImportContext context, PdfDictionary dictionary)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Converters.Converter.Convert(Type type, PostScriptReader reader, IPdfImportContext context, IPdfPrimitive value)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Converters.Converter.Convert(Type type, PostScriptReader reader, IPdfImportContext context, IPdfPrimitive value)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Types.PdfCollectionBase`1.ConvertElementToType[T](PostScriptReader reader, IPdfImportContext context, IPdfPrimitive element)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Types.PdfCollectionBase`1.TryGetElement[T](PostScriptReader reader, IPdfImportContext context, TIndex index, T& element)
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Model.Elements.DocumentStructure.Page.<>c__DisplayClass21_0.<CopyPageAnnotationsTo>b__0()
   at Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.ExceptionHandling.ExecutionHandler.TryHandleExecution[E](Action operation)

This would allow creating documents with preferences such us HideToolbar, HideMenubar, FitWindow, PrintScaling and all other viewer preferences specified in PDF format specification.

The stack shows 1070 repeated frames of:

• StructElementObject.ProcessChildPrimitive(...)
• StructElementObject.CopyPropertiesTo(...)

The StructureTree import is traversing a cyclic StructElement graph (or equivalent re-entrant child chain) without a recursion guard.

During this recursion, indirect object resolution repeatedly re-enters the same compressed object:

• reference.ObjectNumber = 554
• context.CurrentIndirectReference.ObjectNumber = 554
• TryGetIndirectObject(554, ...) == false at re-entry