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Parser returns empty string

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Description

Unable to parse this file http://www.cargosoft.de/wp-content/uploads/Anwendungsberater-November-2017.pdf it just gives empty string.

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Research direction

Start by downloading and reproducing the failure with the PDF linked in the issue, then trace where the parser returns an empty string. Done means the document produces extracted text rather than an empty result; the issue does not name a source file or test to run.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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