TcPDF generates pdf that corrupts in adobe reader

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Using the TcPDF PHP class I generate a pdf and the 'special' functions i use are:

  • addTTFfont (add custom font)
  • ImageSVG (add svg)
  • Image
  • writeHTMLCell

The output pdf opens correctly in Foxit reader, and Mac Premier. But Adobe reader has a process AcroRd32.exe that takes in an inifinite amount of working memory and nothing responds, after which I need to reboot the computer. When I remove the custom font, it does open, but crashes soon after. It seems that the html cells give an error too...

Googling around I have seen suggestions to change the import of TTF from truetype to truetypeunicode. That didn't help.

Does anyone have experience with this? Why is this only seen with Acrobat reader?

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Please supply a sample PDF for inspection. - mkl

1 Answers

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Fixed. Apparently the problem was that the font that was converted to the right tcPdf format on the fly while generating, was created incorrectly causing the corrupt file. But when I converted it manually in another service (I used http://www.xml-convert.com/en/convert-tff-font-to-afm-pfa-fpdf-tcpdf) and stored te files in the tcPdf fonts folder, it did work (just request the fonts the same way the other pre-installed fonts are requested)