Empty CreatorDate field in PDF files generated by Report 6i on Windows 7

When generating a PDF file from Reports 6i on Windows 7, the CreatorDate in the PDF file header is empty.
Even worse: its opening parenthesis "(" is not closed. See example here below.
This generates several problems with Adobe Reader 10 like:
- text searching does not work although you can select text and do a copy paste,
- File/Properties does not work (nothing happens when selecting this menu item),
- File/Save As PDF generates the Adobe Reader error "The document could not be saved. There was a problem reading this document (114)."
We do not have this issue with Windows XP.
Any idea?
%PDF-1.1
1 0 obj
<<
/Creator (Developer 2000)
/CreatorDate ( <---- here is the error: missing value and missing ")"
/Author (Oracle Reports)
/Producer (Oracle PDF driver)
/Title (LETTRE_TEST_PDF_REPORT.pdf)
>>

As you probably know, Developer 6i is not supported on Windows 7. Search the Forms and Reports forums for tips like:
Install in XP compatiblity mode.
Run in XP mode with Virtual PC.

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