[reportlab-users] [Fwd: bug (and patch) pdfbase.pdfdoc.PDFFormXObject.format()]

[Robin Becker]

Thanks Scott, I'll take a look real soon now.

Tim Grant wrote:

> 

> 

> -------- Original Message --------

> Subject:     bug (and patch) pdfbase.pdfdoc.PDFFormXObject.format()

> Date:     Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:39:42 -0600

> From:     scottm at walkermowers.com

> To:     enquiries at reportlab.com

> 

> 

> 

> bug in (and patch for) pdfbase.pdfdoc.PDFFormXObject.format()

> 

> No response is requested.  I just hope to see this minor fix in a future

> version.

> 

> BUG: pdfbase.pdfdoc.PDFFormXObject.format() function will fail if

> self.Resources is previously defined.

> If self.Resources is already defined before .format() call it will raise

> "resources" is not defined error.

> 

> if not self.Resources: # <-- what is the point of checking unless you

> wish to support previously defined self.Resources

>   resources = PDFResourceDictionary()

>   ...

>   self.Resources=resources # <--self.Resources should be set at the end

> of this block

> ...

> sdict["Resources"] = resources # <-- this should use self.Resources

> instead of resources.

> return ....

> 

> PATCH: patch -p1 <xobj.patch

> 

> Thanks. -Scott Meyer, Walker Manufacturing

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Robin Becker