PDF file is not Valid

I work in an Architectural office, and we get consultant drawings in PDF all the time.
Several of our engineers will sometimes send pdf files that cannot be opened by Acrobat 6.0, yet I can open them with Acrobat 8.0 Pro. What would cause this, and what is the Solution?

Short answer... ZIP the files before sending by email
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Article ID: KB26744
Unable to open any PDF documents on BlackBerry PlayBook
Type: Support Content
Last Modified: 06-17-2011
Product(s) Affected:
BlackBerry® PlayBook™
Overview
When attempting to open locally saved or attached Adobe® PDF document the following error is returned:
The file path is not valid
Environment
BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet
Cause
The error is returned due to application permissions to of the Adobe® Reader application on the BlackBerry® Playbook™. The 'files' option within Adobe Reader application is set to 'Denied'.
Resolution
Edit the application permissions file access rights for the Adobe Reader application.
1. On BlackBerry Playbook open Options
2. Select Security -> Application Permissions
3. Select Adobe Reader application
4. Edit file permissions setting to allow the application to access files stored on BlackBerry PlayBook
5. Save settings by selecting Back button after making changes
rabbitupnorth:
This solution works! Problem solved.

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Thank you,
KSN Pavan

Either the WSDL URL is invalid or the WSDL file is not valid or incorrect.

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i deployed one bpel process in weblogic.
when i am click on test below is error is coming. ( its on oracle soa 11)
below is coming for all the process. previously it is working fine.
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Regards
jan

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I have viewed through this forum and did not find a problem with similar symptoms.
I upgraded from Adobe Reader 8 to Reader 9 and then the .pdf files will not open.
Actions and Observations/Symptoms:
1) After I clicked onto the pdf document icon - nothing happens.
2) I right click onto the pdf icon and chose "open with Adobe 9" and get the same response. Nothing happens.
3) I go to the the start menu - select Adobe Reader 9 - and the program does not even open.
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I have since removed Reader 9 and re-installed Reader 8. I tried the above actions and got the same behaviour. Not a whole lot happens. It seems like something is broken after the first initial upgrade.
In fact - I went to the folder:
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tried to open Reader by double clicking onto "AcroRd32.exe" and there was no response.
I'm completely lost! Can anyone share a fix to my problem?
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Instead of running the usual Adobe installation script that I got from the web, I copied (from another PC's C-drive) the "Reader 8.0" folder and all its contents into my current C- drive directory structure C:\Program Files\Adobe\.
I re-booted the PC and can now open my pdf files using Reader 8.
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In the original problem, it's unfortunate that there were no error messages whatsoever when I tried opening the pdf files. It was like as if Reader was not even activated or even loaded on my PC. I'll bug me for a while - but at least I got Reader working again (for now....)!
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