XSLT produces XSL-FO , not PDF. To convert XSL-FO to PDF , use Apache
FOP.

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gesendet.Am 23.12.21, 17:19 schrieb "Michele R Combs mrrothen@xxxxxxx"
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  Hi b

  A colleague sent me a style sheet they use to convert XML to PDF. 
  Ibm using saxon and running it using a command line in a batch
  file, with the command as follows:

  java.exe -cp saxon9he.jar net.sf.saxon.Transform -t
  -s:"../other_peoples/bertha/VdM_EAD export.xml"
  -xsl:"../other_peoples/bertha/at_MetModified.xsl"
  -o:../other_peoples/bertha/test.pdf

  When I run it using their XML, it successfully produces a PDF file
  but when I try to open the file Adobe gives me this error:

  Adobe Acrobat could not open btest.pdfb because it is either not
  a supported file type or because the file has been damagedb&.

  So: their XML, their XSL, my XSL processor and command line.  I can
  open the output PDF file in Notepad and view all the fo:blocks and so
  on.  However, when I attempt to open some other random PDF for
  comparison I just see a bunch of random illegible stuff.   So Ibm
  thinking that my output is missing some particular bit of info that
  makes the file a legit PDF.

  What might be causing this problem?  Do I need to tweak the style
  sheet, for example, or my command line to properly produce PDF? 
  Ibve never worked with PDF files and donbt know much about them. 

  Thanks

  Michele

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