CFPDF not working

Forum|Forum|12 years ago
June 16, 2014
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Hello, i am trying to use cfpdf and i keep getting the following error:

String index out of range: -1

I don't know why i keep getting that, i'm running coldfusion 11 on debian linux

<CFIF FileExists("#getDirectoryFromPath(getCurrentTemplatePath())#REPORT.pdf")>
<cfpdfform action="read" source="#getDirectoryFromPath(getCurrentTemplatePath())#REPORT.pdf" xmldata="x" result="r">
</cfpdfform>
<cfdump var="#x#" label="XMLData">
<cfdump var="#r#" label="Result"
<CFELSE>
File doesn't exist
</CFIF>

Thank you

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Correct answer Dave Ferguson

I ran the code with the attached pdf. I get the same error. I then opened the PDF in Acrobat Pro and Acrobat froze for a few seconds while opening the file. Once opened I saved the pdf as a new PDF. This pdf processed just fine. My guess is that the original PDF is corrupt in some way that is causing the error you are seeing.

Dave FergusonCorrect answer

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I ran the code with the attached pdf. I get the same error. I then opened the PDF in Acrobat Pro and Acrobat froze for a few seconds while opening the file. Once opened I saved the pdf as a new PDF. This pdf processed just fine. My guess is that the original PDF is corrupt in some way that is causing the error you are seeing.

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bhaizlett123Author

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Wow, you were right that worked. I wonder why that is, i used livecycle designer es 2 to create it. Maybe there is a certain way that it needs to be saved or exported as. But yeah now it works. Awesome thanks a lot!!!

BKBK

Community Expert

You can immediately see a syntax error: the line <cfdump var="#r#" label="Result" misses the character > at the end. After correcting this, make sure the file REPORT.pdf is a PDF form and mind case-sensitivity, as you are on Linux.

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bhaizlett123Author

Participating Frequently

You are right the closing bracket would cause an error, but it actually has that in the code I am using, I don't know why when I copied it here it removed that weird. But still having the same issue.

Thank you,

BKBK

Community Expert

I mentioned 2 things to watch out for besides the syntax error. Did you look into them?

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