PDF import Illustrator

Hi everybody,
since i used the illustrator for the last time a sertain error occured as i imported a pdf file: suddelny all the letters disappeard and wird sighns were shown.
Can anybody help me?
I use the latest german illustrator version on an mac.

I have had this problem myself. The cause of it was that the pdf was badly created, using sub-standard software.
Even though I had the necessary fonts installed the type got messed up when opening the pdf in Illie.
Remember that Illustrator is not a mend-all editor for pdf files, so you shouldn't be surprised about this.
I think just about the only thing you can do is to copy the text while the file is open in Acrobat, and paste it into a word processing document (to see if the characters are retrievable). If this works, copy it from the word processing document and paste it into Illie.

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