Commands > Security - Disable Save ...

Please also see Load&Save section in this manual.

The following commands are used to DISABLE functionality.

Once used, the setting cannot be changed anymore!

COMPDF_DisablePrint = 123;

Disable print - it is not possible to enable again!

COMPDF_DisableHQPrint = 124

Disable high quality print - if print, only low quality!

COMPDF_DisableSelectPrinter=125

Disable Select Printer or PrintDialog (print at once!)

COMPDF_DisablePrintHDC = 126

Disable print to HDC - it is not possible to enable again!

COMPDF_DisableSave = 127

Disable saving of the PDF file - it is not possible to enable again!

COMPDF_DisableCopy = 128

Disable copy to clipboard - it is not possible to enable again!

COMPDF_DisableForms = 129 - reserved in WPViewPDF V3, not yet used.

Disable form editing - it is not possible to enable again!

COMPDF_DisableEdit = 130 - reserved in WPViewPDF V3, not yet used.

Disable editing - it is not possible to enable again!

COMPDF_DisableSecurityOverride = 131

By standard the viewer respects the P protection flag.

With COMPDF_DisableSecurityOverride you can change this standard behavior at your own responsibility

Bit 1: Ignore the save PDF restriction

Bit 2: Ignore the low quality only printing restriction

Bit 3: Ignore the no printing at all restriction

(Note: PDF which use 256 bits AES encryption may never be saved unless the owner password was specified)

Example: The property SecurityOptions is interpreted by this code:

FSecurityOptions := x;

if wpDisablePrint in FSecurityOptions then

command(COMPDF_DisablePrint);

if wpDisableHQPrint in FSecurityOptions then

command(COMPDF_DisableHQPrint);

if wpDisableSelectPrinter in FSecurityOptions then

command(COMPDF_DisableSelectPrinter);

if wpDisablePrintHDC in FSecurityOptions then

command(COMPDF_DisablePrintHDC);

if wpDisableSave in FSecurityOptions then

command(COMPDF_DisableSave);

if wpDisableCopy in FSecurityOptions then

command(COMPDF_DisableCopy);

if wpDisableForms in FSecurityOptions then

command(COMPDF_DisableForms);

if wpDisableEdit in FSecurityOptions then

command(COMPDF_DisableEdit);

if wpDisablePDFSecurityOverride in FSecurityOptions then i := 1 else i := 0;

if wpDisablePDFSecurityLowQualityPrint in FSecurityOptions then i := i or 2;

if wpDisablePDFSecurityPrint in FSecurityOptions then i := i or 4;

command(COMPDF_DisableSecurityOverride, i);