Error: Invalid PDF: startxref not found

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Error: Invalid PDF: startxref not found

Closed this issue 2 years ago · 9 comments

Hi! Got error Error: Invalid PDF: startxref not found
What does it mean?

Answer 1 · 2021-12-06T14:51:41.000Z

@scorpioRED Could you please provide the pdf that resulted in this error!?

Answer 2 · 2021-12-06T14:55:59.000Z

Unfortunately, I can not send it, this is a passport.
If I run the once - it's ok, but in express server - got this error

Answer 3 · 2021-12-06T15:31:21.000Z

I don't understand why it doesn't work with express

Answer 4 · 2021-12-08T22:17:27.000Z

Hello !

I have the same problem

here's my console

The data I try to merge

And the function

One other thing, this code worked perfectly last month.

Thanks

Answer 5 · 2021-12-09T11:41:53.000Z

Hello,

I found the solution @scorpioRED .

It seams to appeared when one of the fetched files is unavailable, or corrupted, so it's indeed Invalid PDF...
Maybe you could try with only 2 corrects files and check if it's working...

Thanks !

Answer 6 · 2021-12-09T13:29:55.000Z

Looks to me like a problem of pdfjs with some (potentional broken) pdfs.
If anybody could provide some some pdf-files to reproduce this issue it might be worth opening an issue in the pdfjs repository.

Answer 7 · 2022-03-07T10:00:26.000Z

I'm facing same issue. Can anyone find the solution regarding the same????

I am using pdf buffers for merging the pdf.

Answer 8 · 2022-08-12T00:54:09.000Z

@scorpioRED @urjit2498 Please check if this is still an issue with v4.

Answer 9 · 2022-08-26T23:32:48.000Z

closing as solved with #84. Please let us know if this is still an issue!