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Title:

isPDFObject returns varied results depending on whether the PDF was read from a file or generated in memory

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Status/Resolution/Reason: Closed/Fixed/

Reporter/Name(from Bugbase): / ext-user (Immanuel Noel)

Created: 08/08/2016

Components: Language

Versions: 10.0

Failure Type:

Found In Build/Fixed In Build: CF 2016 HF 2 /

Priority/Frequency: Normal / Very few users will encounter

Locale/System: English / Linux All,Mac 10 All,Solaris All,Win XP All

Vote Count: 0

Listed in the version 2016.0.03.300466 Issues Fixed doc 
Problem:

isPDFObject returns varied results depending on whether the PDF was read from a file or generated in memory.
The bug was reported in #4104246 comments. 

Issue exists on CF 2016 HF 3, CF 11 HF 9, CF 10 HF 20

Method:
<cfdocument name="varPDF" format="pdf">
    <cfoutput>This is a PDF</cfoutput>
</cfdocument>
<cfpdf name="filePDF" source="c:\test.pdf" action="read">

<cfoutput>
isPDFObject(varPDF) = #isPDFObject(varPDF)# (Should be Yes)<br>
isPDFObject(filePDF) = #isPDFObject(filePDF)# (Should be Yes)
</cfoutput>

Result:
isPDFObject(varPDF) = NO 
isPDFObject(filePDF) = YES 

Expected:
isPDFObject(varPDF) = YES 
isPDFObject(filePDF) = YES 

Workaround:

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Watson Bug ID:	4179264

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