Encrypt pdf when 'Save As' is selected

With Acrobat Pro you can apply different types of security to a PDF. Look on the Security Tab on the Document Properties dialog. Use the "File > Properties..." menu item.Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

I have tried this route prior but am unable to set the parameters I require: Encrypt random upon saving; no copy of text.

Acrobat encrypts the entire document. It doesn't do it randomly. This must be a special feature of Nitro.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thank you Thom. To follow up on your last answer (encoding) is there a way to make a file un-savable? I want to share it to my employee but protect the data from being stolen in the event the employee leaves.

I would like to create a pdf file the recepient could read only.

I would also want to prevent passing on that same pdf data file if possible.

Or, any way to encode the file so it won't open after so many attempts? As in opening 6 times, then the file won't open.

Does Acrobat Pro 9 have any more securities that might address this than 8.1.7? Again, thank you.

The only way to get really good protection on the file is to use something akin to the Adobe Policy server.

But you can implement a very simple scheme with JavaScript. For example you can place JavaScript in a document level script that checks the date and will automatically close the file if a target date is past. That sort of thing. But even if the file is password protected, someone who knew what they were doing could defeat it.

Here's an example that is a bit more fool proof, but it's still only shallow protection, scroll down on the page and select the License Dialog example:
http://www.windjack.com/products/acrodialogs.php

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Don't think that is a possibility. Acrobat JavaScript is mostly concerned with what's going on in the Acrobat environment. It's sandboxed for security so there is very little of the DOM for external communication, and what little there is of that is very basic.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]