On 7/24/25 9:06 PM, Max Nikulin wrote:
On 24/07/2025 22:31, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 7/24/25 8:20 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I tried "pdfseparate -f 116 -l 116 TFP2021.pdf dianostic.pdf" and got
Syntax Error (3868069): Missing 'endstream' or incorrect stream length
Syntax Error (3557294): Missing 'endstream' or incorrect stream length
[multiple repetitions of those 2 lines
Syntax Error (3556857): Bad FCHECK in flate stream
Syntax Error (3868069): Missing 'endstream' or incorrect stream length
Syntax Error (3866517): Bad FCHECK in flate stream
How/where do I find interpretation of those?
[...]
I'm still interested in the meaning of the error messages as it may
hint as why ""pdftotext" wasn't *exactly* what I hoped for.
On 25/07/2025 00:46, Richard Owlett wrote:
Are pdfseparate error messages documented?
If so, where?
They are documented as poppler source code. Likely you should be
familiar with PDF format specification to judge it if is failure of
poppler or of those who created the file.
I'm evidently not as aware of implications of PDF's graphical
orientation even when dealing with text as I might wish.
See David's message for a reason why it may be better to avoid
pdfseparate. (It may still have its niche.)
Noting the difference in reported file sizes of output of pdfseparate
and pdftk, the later may be more appropriate for some of my future goals.
