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activePDF KB #10015 - SetOutputSecurity with Server

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SetOutputSecurity with Server

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ASP
CF

Description

The following VBScript example demonstrates the SetOutputSecurity methods, which add 40-bit or 128-bit security to the output PDF. The SetOutputSecurity methods enable features such as disabling the use of print or copy commands with the output PDF or requiring a password to view the file. Here, SetOutputSecurity128 is used with the PSToPDF method, but with minor modifications you could use ImageToPDF or StartPrinting.

NOTE: You must call the security method before PSToPDF, ImageToPDF, or StartPrinting.

These files are required:

File.PS - The PostScript^® file to convert to PDF.
SetOutputSecurity(PSToPDF).VBS - Code detail provided below.

Click here to download this example (includes required files):

' Define Variables
    ' User Password
    varUserPass = "userpass"

    ' Owner Password
varOwnerPass = "ownerpass"

    ' CanPrint (40-bit or 128-bit)
    varPrint = 0

    ' CanEdit (40-bit or 128-bit)
    varEdit = 0

    ' CanCopy (40-bit or 128-bit)
    varCopy = 0

    ' CanModify (40-bit or 128-bit)
    varModify = 0

    ' CanFillInFormFields (128-bit)
    varFillFormFields = 0

    ' CanMakeAccessible (128-bit)
    varMakeAccessible = 0

    ' CanAssemble (128-bit)
    varAssemble = 0

    ' CanReproduce (128-bit)
    varReproduce = 0

' Instantiate Object
Set APS = CreateObject("APServer.Object")

' Add 40-bit Encryption to PDF
'APS.SetOutputSecurity varUserPass, varOwnerPass,_
'    varPrint, varEdit, varCopy, varModify

' Add 128-bit Encryption to PDF
APS.SetOutputSecurity128 varUserPass, varOwnerPass,_
    varPrint, varEdit, varCopy, varModify,_
    varFillFormFields, varMakeAccessible, varAssemble, varReproduce

' PS To PDF conversion
varReturn = APS.PSToPDF("file.ps", "ps.pdf")
If varReturn <> 0 Then Error("PSToPDF") End If

' Clear Server Object
Set APS = Nothing

' Conversion Successful
Msgbox "Done!"

' Error Handling
Sub Error(Method)
    Msgbox "'" & Method & "' failed with a '" & varReturn
    Set APS = Nothing
    Wscript.Quit
End Sub

Keywords

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Last Updated 2008-01-04

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