problem uploading a pdf file

[jamesjmp]

After uploading without any problem xml files now I´m trying to upload a pdf file from a form with rich:rich:fileUpload and what seemed to be a piece of cake has become a nightmare.
To start with this is my web.xml config:

 <filter>
 <filter-name>Seam Filter</filter-name>
 <filter-class>org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter</filter-class>
 <init-param>
 <param-name>maxRequestSize</param-name>
 <param-value>104860000</param-value>
 </init-param>
 </filter>

 <filter-mapping>
 <filter-name>Seam Filter</filter-name>
 <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
 </filter-mapping>


<filter>
<filter-name>Seam Multipart Filter</filter-name>
 <filter-class>org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter2</filter-class>
</filter>
<filter-mapping>
 <filter-name>Seam Multipart Filter</filter-name>
 <url-pattern>*.seam</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>

and this is my components.xml:

 <web:multipart-filter create-temp-files="true"
 max-request-size="104860000"
 url-pattern="*.seam"/>

In the form I have several fields, one of them is to upload a pdf or xml file.

 <h:form id="apoderado" styleClass="edit" enctype="multipart/form-data">
...
 <s:decorate id="asdf" template="layout/edit.xhtml">
 <div align="center">
 <ui:define name="label">Fichero firma (pdf)</ui:define>
 <rich:fileUpload id="upload"
 fileUploadListener="#{ApoderadoEdit.fileUploadListener}"
 acceptedTypes="pdf,xml"
 maxFilesQuantity="1">
 <f:facet name="label">
 <h:outputText value="{_KB}KB de {KB}KB cargados --- {mm}:{ss}" />
 </f:facet>
 </rich:fileUpload>
 <img src="Captcha.jpg"/>
</div>

</s:decorate>
...

And this is the listener:

public void fileUploadListener(org.richfaces.event.UploadEvent event)
{
 try{
 if(event==null){
 log.debug("null upload event");
 return;
 }
 UploadItem item = event.getUploadItem();
 String name = "unnamed_attachment";
 byte[] data = item.getData();
 generadorDirectorio();
 if (item.isFile()) {
 data = item.getData();
 File file = item.getFile();
 name = FilenameUtils.getName(item.getFileName());
 String fileName=Util.PATH+name;
 File outputFile = new java.io.File(fileName);
 FileReader in = new FileReader(file);
 FileWriter out = new FileWriter(outputFile);
 int c;
 while ((c = in.read()) != -1)
 out.write(c);

 in.close();
 out.close();
 }
 }catch (Exception e) {
 e.printStackTrace();
 }
}

With xml files it works, but when I upload a pdf it saves a pdf with different size (bigger) and when I try to open it it asks for a Document open password. I have not configured anything relate to pdf file protection anywhere. In fact Original pdf selected to be uploaded has no protection at all.
thanks in advance,
Jaime

[jamesjmp]

By the way, I´ve checked that with other pdf files I´m not ask for a document password but pdf displayed have only blank pages.

[ilya_shaikovsky]

With xml files it works, but when I upload a pdf it saves a pdf with different size (bigger) and when I try to open it it asks for a Document open password. I have not configured anything relate to pdf file protection anywhere. In fact Original pdf selected to be uploaded has no protection at all.

I can't imaging how that could be caused by upload :)

And b.t.w. you not need in separate multipart filter definition for RichFaces upload component.

[jamesjmp]

Thanks, I added it just in case, but to no avail. Adding or removing that means no change, pdf data is not uploaded. I have removed it to have configuration cleaner.

[nbelaevski]

Hi,

1. You are using very inefficient method of copying file contents. Use NIO or at least add buffering for data.
2. Reader/Writer are used for character streams, but .PDF is definitely not a characters, but bytes. I think this is the cause for some valueable bits to break.

[jamesjmp]

you´re right, it all was just a problem of the way I was saving the pdf file.
With NIO I´ve solved it. thank you very much!

[cdelosrios]

please, could you post your solution....I'm trying to upload pdf files and have the same problem.

Thanks in advance.