Encrypt PDF Command Line Options
C:\>encryptpdf.exe
Limitations in the trial version:
1.Popup a message box.
2.The trial version is can only process the first half pages from your original
PDF file.
3.Remove Outlines, Metadata, AcroForm information from some special PDF
documents.
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Usage: EncryptPDF [options]
Copyright (C) 2000-2006 by VeryPDF Inc
Website: http://www.verypdf.com
Email: support@verypdf.com
Build: Jan 27 2007
-i [PDF file name] : input PDF filename or directory.
-o [PDF file name] : PDF file will be generated.
If you not specify the -o parameter, the default output file will overwrite the
input PDF file.
-u
: user password.
-w
: owner password.
-p
: permission print.
-c
: permission copy.
-m
: permission modify.
-n
: enable adding and changing text notes and AcroForm fields.
-e [128 or 40 ] : set encrypt level.
-k
: set for all permission bits.
-v : view the PDF file after encrypt.
-l [log file name] : specify log file for output message.
-r [License Key ] : input License Key for this product.
-?
: help.
-h
: help.
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Example:
EncryptPDF -i c:\sample.pdf -o c:\out.pdf -w owner -u user -l c:\out.log
EncryptPDF -i c:\sample.pdf -w owner -u user -e 40 -p
EncryptPDF -i c:\sample.pdf -w owner -u user -e 40 -k -828
EncryptPDF -i c:\pdfdir\ -o d:\ -w owner -p -c -m -l c:\error.log
Q: How to use EncryptPDF Command Line tool?
A: Start the DOS command line window (i.e. run "cmd" command from "Start
Menu"->"Run"); then run the EncryptPDF command from the command line window
(EncryptPDF.exe software can be found in your EncryptPDF decompression
directory).
Q: How to register the EncryptPDF Command Line tool?
A: Please run the following command in your command line window, please replace
"ABCDEFGH" with your registration key, once you registered this software, you
needn't register it again.
Example:
EncryptPDF -r "ABCDEFGH"
Q: How to set the
permissions to an existing PDF file with Encrypt PDF Command Line
product?
A: You can use "-k" parameter in Encrypt PDF Command Line product to set the
permissions to your PDF files, for example,
encryptpdf.exe -k -828 -i C:\test.pdf -o C:\out.pdf
-828 = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFCC4
Helpful documentations:
Encrypting PDF files
User Access Permissions
Encrypt PDF Command Line
Encrypt PDF SDK Functions