[INC000007022305 - DACAS_Merge_PDF_ANNOT] Annotation issue

Hello Team,

I found an issue during merged annotation function using this code:

List pdfFiles = new List();
//add files to list
Document one = new Document(“008400002425-008338ENV.pdf”);
pdfFiles.Add(one);
Document two = new Document(“008400002425-008339ENV.pdf”);
pdfFiles.Add(two);
Document three = new Document(“008400002425-008342ENV.pdf”);
pdfFiles.Add(three);
Document four = new Document(“008400002425-008343ENV.pdf”);
pdfFiles.Add(four);
Document five = new Document(“008400002425-008344ENV.pdf”);
pdfFiles.Add(five);
Document six = new Document(“008400002425-008345ENV.pdf”);
pdfFiles.Add(six);
Document seven = new Document(“008400002425-008346ENV.pdf”);
pdfFiles.Add(seven);
Document eight = new Document(“008400002425-008645ENV.pdf”);
pdfFiles.Add(eight);
Document nine = new Document(“008400002425-008856ENV.pdf”);
pdfFiles.Add(nine);

// Merging comments
Boolean isFirst = true;
Document result = new Document();
PdfAnnotationEditor finalEdit = null;
foreach (Document d in pdfFiles)
{
if (isFirst)
{
result = d;
isFirst = false;
finalEdit = new PdfAnnotationEditor();
finalEdit.BindPdf(result);
}
else
{
//Extract annotations from current pdf d
PdfAnnotationEditor currentEdit = new PdfAnnotationEditor();
currentEdit.BindPdf(d);
MemoryStream annotstream = new MemoryStream();
Enum[] annotType = {
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Caret,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Circle,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.FileAttachment,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.FreeText,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Highlight,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Ink,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Line,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Link,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Movie,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Polygon,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.PolyLine,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Popup,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.PrinterMark,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Redaction,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Screen,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Sound,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Square,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Squiggly,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Stamp,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.StrikeOut,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Text,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.TrapNet,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Underline,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Unknown,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Watermark,
Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.AnnotationType.Widget
};
currentEdit.ExportAnnotationsXfdf(annotstream, 1, d.Pages.Count, annotType);
annotstream.Position = 0;

	// Import annotations in result file
	finalEdit.ImportAnnotationFromXfdf(annotstream, annotType);
}

}
Save(result);

When importing annotation from xfdf format with the ‘finalEdit.ImportAnnotationFromXfdf(annotstream, annotType);’ function for the eighth pdf document the error below is raised :

System.ApplicationException: Unknown XFDF element ‘freetext’
at Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.XfdfReader.GetElements(XmlReader reader)
at Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.TextMarkupAnnotation.hulrgtdcn4a36jvghassc3d9p8uvbscd? (XmlReader )
at Aspose.Pdf.Annotations.XfdfReader.ReadAnnotations(Stream stream, Document document)
at Aspose.Pdf.Facades.PdfAnnotationEditor.ImportAnnotationFromXfdf(Stream xfdfStream, Enum[] annotType)
at CsctConverter.AsposeConverters.PdfConverter.MergeAllAnnotations(MemoryStream zipFile)
at CsctConverter.RFCInterfaces.RFCPdfAnnotMerger.CallAsposeTransfo(IRfcFunction function)
at CsctConverter.RFCInterfaces.AbstractRfcConverter.RunTransfo(IRfcFunction function, RfcServerContext serverContext, MethodBase aMethod)

Could you investigate on it please ?

Many thanks

Regards008400002425-008339ENV.pdf (459.4 KB)
008400002425-008338ENV.pdf (483.5 KB)
008400002425-008342ENV.pdf (476.4 KB)
008400002425-008342ENV.pdf (476.4 KB)
008400002425-008342ENV.pdf (476.4 KB)
008400002425-008342ENV.pdf (476.4 KB)
008400002425-008342ENV.pdf (476.4 KB)
008400002425-008342ENV.pdf (476.4 KB)
008400002425-008645ENV.pdf (509.8 KB)

@CSCT

Thank you for contacting support.

I have worked with the data shared by you and have been able to reproduce the issue in our environment. A ticket with ID PDFNET-44101 has been logged in our issue management system for further investigation and resolution. The issue ID has been linked with this thread so that you will receive notification as soon as the issue is resolved.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Hello Farhan,

Do you have any news about the resolution?

Cordialement,
CSCTool Team

@CSCT

Thank you for getting back to us.

We are afraid PDFNET-44101 has not been resolved yet. We have logged your concerns and will try to schedule it soon. We appreciate your patience in this regard.