missing-root

All codes

• Type: error
• Kind: input (the input is malformed beyond what tolerance repairs)

What happened

No document catalog (/Root) was found, even after repair.

Why

The file is damaged beyond repair.

How to fix

Use another copy of the file.

Example

trailer << /Size 3 >>      % no /Root, and no object with /Type /Catalog in the file

Repair found no catalog to use, so open fails.

Data fields

None.