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Hi Is there a way to generate a PDF with open printing to PDF that prevents someone from editing the PDF?
Tom

Hi Tom,

no.


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Klaus

Thanks Klaus. That is what I thought!
Tom

By design, PDF is very hard to edit as it is. What do need to prevent?

I have a client who redesigned a fairly large (6 - 8 pages) and her competitors copy them. I am writing an app to fill the 6 - 10 pages that fill many fields. I have also put a "watermark" kind of layer on each page to make is just a little more difficult to copy.
I have thought of copywriting the PDF layout but the client doesn't think that will deter her competition because she isn't willing to hire Atty's to take on these leaches. Looks like there isn't much else I can do!

Tom

My client just asked if they could host the App described above on their website. I am not conversant in web apps and am not sure if LC is the right tool for that. My task is to put quite a bit of data into a file (preferably PDF) and have that delivered to my client, I don't have a clue as to how to accomplish this.
Tom

Is there a way to generate a PDF with open printing to PDF that prevents someone from editing the PDF?

Instead of writing text/fields/etc. to the PDF, perhaps you could compose each page on a card the use SNAPSHOT to make a PDF where the pages are just images.

Jim Lambert

Ooooo, that is a nifty idea!

Hi Jimi
Thanks for the idea.I'll see if I can make that work.

Tom