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user0594
user0594

Reputation: 41

Adobe Reader could not open 'StreamTest5.pdf' because it is either not a supported file or file has been damaged error

I am trying to create a pdf file using file stream and while the file is being created in the specified folder of the path, when I try to open the file Adobe Reader is throwing the error that I mentioned above in the title. I am not sure what I am doing wrong but I would greatly appreciate it if someone could look into it and help me out. Thank you!. Here is my code for the filestream:

            System.IO.FileStream wFile;
            byte[] byteData = null;
            byteData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("FileStream Test");
            string filePath = $"{_ApplicationPath}PrintedResults\\StreamTest5.pdf";
            wFile = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create);
            wFile.Write(byteData, 0, byteData.Length);
            wFile.Close();
            using (var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open))
            {

                Console.WriteLine("This is a test stream file");

            }
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(filePath);

Upvotes: 0

Views: 983

Answers (2)

popliviustefan
popliviustefan

Reputation: 121

This is not an answer but I don't have enough reputation to add it as a comment:

You might want to look to 3rd party library offered by http://www.dynamicpdf.com/ Their free evaluation version is quite capable and it is not time limited as they say on their website. With a little more effort you can create quite complicated PDFs with only the evaluation version!

Upvotes: 1

Tim
Tim

Reputation: 6060

You are writing a text file with the contents "FileStream Test" but naming it with a file extension of ".PDF". This is not a PDF file. It is a text file with a misleading name. Adobe Reader is correctly reporting that it is not a valid PDF.

Upvotes: 2

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