Password protect the PDF file on the run using PDFCreator

PDFCreator
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Is it possible to password protect a PDF file on the run where each PDF file will have a unique password which is generated in the application which then calls the PDF printer? Can the password be passed directly to the PDF Printer?

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Hi,

yes this is possible with help of the COM interface:
http://docs.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/latest/en/pdfcreator/com-interface/

Best regards,

Robin

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Thanks you Robin I will investigate the COM interface.

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I have had a look at the link you provided and I have been through all of the forums and I am still not clear on how to use the COM interface. We have an application written in ACUCobol which runs on a Linux platform. We generate a print which goes to the default PDFCreator printer which creates the PDF file and stores it on a Samba share where it is available to print, view or email. How would I activate the COM interface in this situation?

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I have had a look at the link you provided and I have been through all of the forums and I am still not clear on how to use the COM interface. We have an application written in ACUCobol which runs on a Linux platform. We generate a print which goes to the default PDFCreator printer which creates the PDF file and stores it on a Samba share where it is available to print, view or email. How would I activate the COM interface in this situation?

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Hi,

COM is a Windows concept/feature, if your application runs on a linux server it will not work.

Best regards,

Robin