Does merge PDF in Acrobat DC work with stub files?

[jacobo74537242]

I have an application that uses stub files and some users have problems merging documents that are stub files.

Just to be clear, I'm talking about a stub in the metadata-only sense. The way my application works, the files in question appear on the file system as normal but the files have no content until a user opens them, just metadata.

When my users try to merge two PDFs via Acrobat, Acrobat errors out.

Anyone know if Acrobat DC even supports stub files?

The error makes sense to me, the files aren't actually on the file system so Adobe can't merge what isn't there.

Just wanting to confirm if this is actually unsupported or if I'm missing something.

[Test Screen Name]

There is no such thing as a stub PDF. A PDF is not valid until it contains one page. It can be a page without content.