When I am trying extract text from PDF using pdftotext command in Linux , I got an error
root@kali:~/Desktop# pdftotext PaySlip.pdf
Syntax Error: Missing 'endstream' or incorrect stream length
What does this mean ? Is it not able to find end of PDF file ?
Please help .
linux pdf
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root@kali:~/Desktop# pdftotext PaySlip.pdf
Syntax Error: Missing 'endstream' or incorrect stream length
What does this mean ? Is it not able to find end of PDF file ?
Please help .
linux pdf
asked Dec 14 '18 at 10:47
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root@kali:~/Desktop# pdftotext PaySlip.pdf
Syntax Error: Missing 'endstream' or incorrect stream length
What does this mean ? Is it not able to find end of PDF file ?
Please help .
linux pdf
asked Dec 14 '18 at 10:47
user973013user973013
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root@kali:~/Desktop# pdftotext PaySlip.pdf
Syntax Error: Missing 'endstream' or incorrect stream length
What does this mean ? Is it not able to find end of PDF file ?
Please help .
linux pdf
linux pdf
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A PDF file contains objects; objects can contain streams (often compressed), and a stream is terminated with endstream. Open it in a text editor to get a better idea how it looks lie.
So at least one object in your PDF file may be corrupted, because the given stream length doesn't match the position where endstream should be. Other PDF tools may or may not care about this inconsistency (which is why you can do fun things with PDF files).
So: Fix the PDF file, either manually, or you could try tools like mutool.
answered Dec 14 '18 at 11:50
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A PDF file contains objects; objects can contain streams (often compressed), and a stream is terminated with endstream. Open it in a text editor to get a better idea how it looks lie.
So at least one object in your PDF file may be corrupted, because the given stream length doesn't match the position where endstream should be. Other PDF tools may or may not care about this inconsistency (which is why you can do fun things with PDF files).
So: Fix the PDF file, either manually, or you could try tools like mutool.
answered Dec 14 '18 at 11:50
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A PDF file contains objects; objects can contain streams (often compressed), and a stream is terminated with endstream. Open it in a text editor to get a better idea how it looks lie.
So at least one object in your PDF file may be corrupted, because the given stream length doesn't match the position where endstream should be. Other PDF tools may or may not care about this inconsistency (which is why you can do fun things with PDF files).
So: Fix the PDF file, either manually, or you could try tools like mutool.
answered Dec 14 '18 at 11:50
dirktdirkt
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A PDF file contains objects; objects can contain streams (often compressed), and a stream is terminated with endstream. Open it in a text editor to get a better idea how it looks lie.
So at least one object in your PDF file may be corrupted, because the given stream length doesn't match the position where endstream should be. Other PDF tools may or may not care about this inconsistency (which is why you can do fun things with PDF files).
So: Fix the PDF file, either manually, or you could try tools like mutool.
answered Dec 14 '18 at 11:50
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A PDF file contains objects; objects can contain streams (often compressed), and a stream is terminated with endstream. Open it in a text editor to get a better idea how it looks lie.
So at least one object in your PDF file may be corrupted, because the given stream length doesn't match the position where endstream should be. Other PDF tools may or may not care about this inconsistency (which is why you can do fun things with PDF files).
So: Fix the PDF file, either manually, or you could try tools like mutool.
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