PDF Exception: Invalid object for the XFA entry in the forms dictionary

[Former Member]

Hi,

We have an online adobe interactive form, via webdynpro, which saves OK, but occassionaly when a form is loaded again the form appears blank and the below error is returned by the ADS. I've searched but cannot find any definitive answer to this issue:

Processing exception during a "GetData" operation.#Request start time:Tue Jan 11 14:08:47 GMT 2011#com.adobe.ProcessingException: Error exporting Data into PDF - PDF Exception: Invalid object for the XFA entry in the forms dictionary.#[Ljava.lang.StackTraceElement;@51bb49da##Exception Stack Trace:#com.adobe.ProcessingException: Error exporting Data into PDF - PDF Exception: Invalid object for the XFA entry in the forms dictionary.#[Ljava.lang.StackTraceElement;@51bb49da###at com.adobe.ads.remote.EJB_PDFAgent.exportFormData(Unknown Source)###at com.adobe.ads.operation.GetData.execute(Unknown Source)###at com.adobe.ads.operation.ADSOperation.doWork(Unknown Source)###atcom.adobe.ads.request.Request.processOperations(Unknown Source)###at com.adobe.ads.request.Request.process(Unknown Source)###at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesEJB.processRequest(Unknown Source)###at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesEJB.rpData(Unknown Source)###at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesLocalLocalObjectImpl0_0.rpData(AdobeDocumentServicesLocalLocalObjectImpl0_0.java:120)###at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor1814.invoke(Unknown Source)###at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)###at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)###at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.EJBImplementationContainer.invokeMethod(EJBImplementationContainer.java:126)###at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.RuntimeProcessor.process(RuntimeProcessor.java:157)###at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.RuntimeProcessor.process(RuntimeProcessor.java:79)###at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.servlet.ServletDispatcherImpl.doPost(ServletDispatcherImpl.java:92)###atSoapServlet.doPost(SoapServlet.java:51)##at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760)###at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)###at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.runServlet(HttpHandlerImpl.java:401)###at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.handleRequest(HttpHandlerImpl.java:266)###at com.sap.engine.services.http

server.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:386)###atcom.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnali er.java:364)###at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.invokeWebContainer(RequestAnalizer.java:1039)###atcom.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Reques

Analizer.handle(RequestAnalizer.java:265)###at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Client.handle(Client.java:95)###at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor.request(Processor.java:175)###at com.sap.engine.core.service630.context.cluster.session.ApplicationSessionMessageListener.process(ApplicationSessionMessageListener.java:33)###at com.sap.engine.core.cluster.impl6.session.MessageRunner.run(MessageRunner.java:41)###at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.ActionObject.run(ActionObject.java:37)###at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)###at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.execute(SingleThread.java:104)###at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.run(SingleThread.java:176)##Caused by: com.adobe.internal.pdftoolkit.core.exceptions.PDFInvalidDocumentException: Invalid object for the XFA entry in the forms dictionary.###at com.adobe.internal.pdftoolkit.services.xfa.impl.PDFFormSupport.exportXFAData(Unknown Source)###at com.adobe.internal.pdftoolkit.services.xfa.XFAService.exportDataset(Unknown Source)###... 32 more##

Please help!

Edited by: Kevin Alcock on Jan 11, 2011 2:20 PM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Otto,

We have had the form working and in most instances the form can be updated multiple times without issue. However, occassionally a form is created OK but the next time it is launched it is blank (the data is visible when the PDF is downloaded to the desktop)

Do you think this issue could be to do with the form layout/XML...I changed the form template 2 days ago as I suspected this issue could be realted to incorrect field bindings but we have had the error on a form created after the change was made.

Many Thanks,

Kevin

Edited by: Kevin Alcock on Jan 13, 2011 1:10 PM

[OttoGold · Accepted solution]

In my opinion the problem IS with the data binding, but not with the binding strings itself, but with the values coming from backend into the form through binding. In my opinion, the problem is that wrong values are coming into the field(s) - something like when you send a character into a date field, no value (or maybe I should say NULL value) is coming into a field, something like that. The problem seems to be data-dependent (for some people it works - in their data there is no exception, problem etc.).

Otto

[Former Member]

Hi Otto,

Thank you for you repsonses, this was the issue, unexpected date was bein populated ont ot form.

Thanks again

kevin

[OttoGold]

Have you ever seen this form working before? What was the last changes?

Obviously the message tells you that something is not where it is expected (wrong time, wrong place).

Otto