PDF/A output

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I have just upgraded to PDFCreator 1.7.0 and it tells me
PDFCreator now produces PDF/A 2b output
However Adobe Reader, when it encounters a PDF/A file, normally says:
The file claims compliance with the PDF/A standard
but I am not getting this displayed when I open a file generated by PDFCreator 1.7.0. How can I be reassured that my file really is PDF/A?

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Hi,


you will need to set the output format in PDF Creator to PDF/A 2b.
But there is a problem with PDF/A 2b in the current version, PDF/A 1b with PDFCreator 1.6.2 is more reliable.

regards,

Robin


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Thanks Robin,

What do you suggest as the best tool available to individuals like me (preferably looking for free tools) to check compatibility with PDF/A for the PDFs I generate?

Given what you said, and assuming there’s no other critical features for me, do you suggest I downgrade to 1.6.2. If so, can I just simply install 1.6.2 across my current product or should I uninstall 1.7.0 first?

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I downgraded to 1.6.2 which I had not used previously. The result was a disaster as my PDFs came out blank (zero size with no data). With earlier versions of pdfcreator I never experienced this problem. I reinstalled 1.6.2 several times in case it was a temporary fault but to no avail. Is the blank output a known problem with 1.6.2?

Meanwhile I’ve had no alternative but to go back to 1.7.0.

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Hi,


blank output often indicates that some files didn´t get replaced properly during the setup.
Usually this is the pdfcmon.dll in your system32 folder. If you uninstall , then reboot and install again afterwards (maybe after checking if the pdfcmon.dll got deleted) it should work.

regards,

Robin 
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Many thanks again, Robin,

That tip solved the problem with 1.6.2 which now works fine. Any suggestions for a validator for PDF/A documents? I’m thinking especially of where I’ve merge several documents into one and I want to check the resulting file.