PDF/A-2a or PDF/A-3a are not valid PDF/A files (symbol)

Created by martinajindrova
Last updated: May 05, 2021 by Vojtěch Haluza
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KB-20201125-01

Version

All versions.

Symptoms

If a PDF file is PDF/A-2 or PDF/A-3, veraPDF shows error:
"For any character, regardless of its rendering mode, that is mapped to a code or codes in the Unicode Private Use Area (PUA), an ActualText entry as described in ISO 32000-1:2008, 14.9.4 shall be present for this character or a sequence of characters of which such a character is a part."

Cause

Symbols in text.

Workaround

Use directive:

#UR TEXTTOIMAGE=.T.