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ign3u5
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January 10, 2018
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Is there a way to find a corrupt page in a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro?

  • January 10, 2018
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Everyday I am sent two or three PDF documents with over 3000 pages and I am told that at least one of those pages is corrupt which therefore means that the document will not print. The only way I know to find the page number of this page is to print the document through the Adobe PDF Printer and wait until it fails, then look at the page number it failed on, go to that page and remove it.

What I want to know is, is there a better way of automating this process. The corrupt page is always to do with an image that is on that page. Is there anyway to use preflight to find the corrupt page/s.

My next question is, if there is a way of automating this, or not, is there any code (preferably C#) that would allow me to integrate this process into a bit of software so that I can remove the page using my program and replace it with a different one.

The only other fix I can think of is if there is some way of accessing some kind of printing log. Therefore, still using the Adobe PDF Printer, somehow starting that process up using c# and then accessing the log files while its running. That way what ever page number the printing bombs out on, I can record that and use it.

Any help at all would be appreciated as I have found no way round this online anywhere

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Correct answer Adorobat

Hi Ign3u5,

You may use "Report PDF syntax issues" option under preflight as the following threads discuss:

Detecting Corrupt PDF Files

How to check a pdf file if not corrupt? (Acrobat Reader)

Thanks,

Shivam

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Chantal38004374ixih
Participant
June 12, 2024

When I adobe PDF print, it just fails without telling me what pages.  How did you get it to do that?

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djbats
Known Participant
June 29, 2021

Hi, I have the same issue and it's not picked up when preflighting for syntax. The document fails to print once it reaches a specific page. The only way round I've found so far is to convert it to PDF/X-1a, one of the fix ups in this profile resolves things though I havent narrowed it down to which one yet.

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Test Screen Name
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January 10, 2018

Please tell us (a) which software you are using to print, including version and (b) exactly what message you get about pages being corrupt. This is not a familiar message to me, but it may be that when I know what message you get I'll go "aha" (quietly).

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    ign3u5Author
    Participant
    January 10, 2018

    A) Adobe Acrobat Pro DC version 2018.009.20050

    B) Insufficient data for an image is the one I get regularly

    Proper impressed by the quick reply btw

    Adorobat
    Community Manager
    AdorobatCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    February 14, 2018

    Hi Ign3u5,

    You may use "Report PDF syntax issues" option under preflight as the following threads discuss:

    Detecting Corrupt PDF Files

    How to check a pdf file if not corrupt? (Acrobat Reader)

    Thanks,

    Shivam

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