What are the maximum no of objects that a PDF file can have?
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A:
From the PDF specifications:
In general, PDF does not restrict the size or quantity of things described in the file format, such as numbers, arrays, images, and so on.
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PDF itself has one architectural limit. Because ten digits are allocated to byte offsets, the size of a file is limited to 10 10 bytes (approximately 10GB)."
Tommy
2009-08-10 09:46:14
From Spec:Entries in the file trailer dictionarySize: Integer: The Total no of entries in the file Cross Ref table.Here i am confused if this define the limitation as 2 byte integer "65535" for no of objects. I am not sure.
Learner
2009-08-10 11:01:28
It's actually 10 digits: 0000000000-9999999999, and from what I undetstand PDF uses two more keys for the cross-reference. The second key is 5 digits.
Tommy
2009-08-10 16:48:37