[TIKA-2304] Strange output from PdfParser

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.13
• Component/s: server

Environment

org.apache.tika.parser.pdf.PDFParser

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Sara Miller
• Created: 17/Mar/17 10:53
• Updated: 17/Mar/17 11:46

Description

I get strange output when parsing this pdf:

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.47.3977&rep=rep1&type=pdf

with PUT to /tika and headers: Accept:text/html

An extract of the output:
"<p>��������� ��
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</p>
<p>#$�% ���!"�%&'��+�,!-���
</p>
<p>
.�� ��/�� 10��������� �!"21� �434�%54!"�6�
</p>
<p>7�8:9�;�<>=@?�A�9�BDC
</p>
<p>E A FHG�9DI"JLK�M�NLOPJLB�N�J.Q�JLGR8:K-I"FSJLB�I
</p>
<p>E M T"U:V@TXW Y�U Z�NLI"A [RJLK ]U U:V</p>
<p/>"