Protects and encrypts a PDF document with a password. A new encrypted PDF document with the specified password is created. This password will be requested when opening the PDF file.
IF NOT PDFPassword("clear.pdf", "encrypt.pdf", iProtectionDefault, "password") THEN
Error(ErrorInfo())
END
Syntax
<Result> = PDFPassword(<Source PDF file> , <Result PDF file> , <Options> , <Password> [, <Protection password>])
<Result>: Boolean
- True if the protection is applied,
- False if a problem occurs. ErrorInfo returns the details of the error.
<Source PDF file>: Character string
Name and full path of the PDF file to protect.
Remark: This PDF file must not already be password-protected.
<Result PDF file>: Character string
Name and full path of the protected PDF file.
<Options>: Integer constant (or combination of constants)
Available protection options:
| |
| iProtectionComment | Prevents from adding or editing comments. |
| iProtectionDefault | Protection by default: the pdf file is encrypted with the password without any additional protection. |
| iProtectionModification | The content of the PDF file cannot be modified. |
| iProtectionPrinting | The PDF file cannot be printed. |
| iProtectionSelection | The content of the PDF file cannot be copied or extracted from the file. |
<Password>: Character string
Password used to open the PDF file. This password allows you to decrypt the PDF file to read it while respecting the permissions set in the <Options> parameter.This password cannot contain Unicode characters.
<Protection password>: Optional character string
Password used to allow the modification of the protection options for the PDF file. If this password is used, the protection options specified in the <Options> parameters will not be taken into account. This password cannot contain Unicode characters.
Business / UI classification: Business Logic
Component: wd280wdpdf.dll