[reportlab-users] PDF Validator

[Rob Schall]

Is this distiller a free download? Looking on adobe's site, and only 
finding updates to the program. Or is it part of a larger program?

Rob

Andy Robinson wrote:
> Rob Schall wrote:
>> Question:
>>
>> I've created a large pdf document using reportlab and have sent it to 
>> a company we use to print and mail documents for us. However, when 
>> they attempt to open the pdf, they say they are getting an error. 
>> They said when they upgrade their acrobat to 6.0 (come on now, we're 
>> up to 8), they say that can only see thumbnails. We however, have 
>> been able to open it on Adobe 6,7 and 8 and in both linux and windows 
>> environments. My question is... Is there a program I can run these 
>> pdfs through that can validate its headers and content to see if it 
>> meets all of the necessary standards. I just want to be absolutely 
>> sure it isn't just us being dumb. :)
>
> Acrobat Distiller.
>
> If this is installed, you can print to a PDF and hopefully the one you 
> get will look like the one going in.  If Distiller chokes on it, it 
> will give some clues why.
>
> There are so many PDF producer and consumer apps that I'd argue 
> Acrobat is the only true yardstick.
>
> - Andy Robinson
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