Semi Off Topic: itextSharp and PDF-version

[Peter2]

Maybe you can give me an advice ..

I get a lot of PDF, made by itextSharp 4.1.6, and the problem is that there is a confusion PDF-version.

I found two entries in the PDF-File:
Line 1:

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%PDF-1.4

Line 4539:

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<</PageLayout/SinglePage/Version/1.5/Outlines 570 0 R/Pages 6 0 R/PageMode/UseOutlines/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<</DisplayDocTitle true>>>>

PDF-XChange and Adobe Reader show me "Version 1.5", other software shows me "1.4". Can you tell me where is the problem: the files from iTextSharp or the results?

Peter

[Lzcat - Tracker Supp]

Regarding to PDF specification file version should be declared at the begining of file like %PDF-1.4 in your case. But later Adobe decided that it can be updated in document catalog (/Version/1.5 in your case). Primary concern of such update - modifting document using incremental update (in this case original file remains unchanged at the begining, all changes are stored as addition after it) and using features that are not allowed by original spec. version (for example Polygon annotation require pdf version 1.5 or higher). If this record is present - it override version specified at the begining of document, so problem is in your "other software" (and maybe in creator, if it use such version update without a reason).

[Peter2]

Thanks for the info, Stephan.

Peter

[Tracker Supp-Stefan]

You are welcome Peter,

but that was Victor that gave the explanation above
(he is the one hiding behind the nick of LzCat )

Cheers,
Stefan

[Peter2]

Oh, sorry.

Thanks, Victor.

Peter

[Paul - Tracker Supp]