PDF from asp 1

[TheCandyman]

I have looked around and seen a few good examples of creating a PDF from a dynamic asp page but that's not my question.

Is there a way to make a PDF only open or expire after so many days of viewing? Or after X times opened? I think it would be a great option, but wondering if it's available?

 

[johnwm]

Have a look at

http://www.adobe.com/products/livecycle/pdfgenerator/features.html

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[TheCandyman]

I see how to make a PDF, but nothing about opening so many times or after so many days then expiring. Am i missing something?

 

[johnwm]

My understanding is that LiveCycle Rights Management ES (mentioned in Features, left hand column) covers this.

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[MakeItSo]

Hi!

I checked this LifeCycle stuff and it looks to me like some automation/workflow tool to handle the life cycle of processes rather than the life expectancy of a pdf.
But I have been wrong before.

Anyway: one solution could be to
a) create a JavaScript for the "Document Will Close" event, in which you compare the current date with the pdf creation date

b) based on this difference you can write a condition like
"If diff > 7 days then"

c) If the difference exceeds your set period, you can simply set the pdf security thus that you need a master password to open the pdf.

d) last, not least, encrypt the document, so no one can manipulate the source code.


e) post these requests in the forum216

Hope this helps!
MiS

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[Sheco]

Do you want to stop serving it after a certain date or make the file self destruct somehow so even if they saved a copy of it they can't use it?

 

[TheCandyman]

I want the file to because useless after a date or after so many days. I can stop serving it from the webpage easily with asp, that's not hard. Everywhere i look i just don't see that what i want is an option.

 

[johnwm]

Did you actually read

http://www.adobe.com/products/livecycle/rightsmanagement/indepth.html

which appears to be quite clear on the subject

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[TheCandyman]

Yes i read it and it sounds pretty sweet. The issue is i have to create the PDFs on my desktop as the website i want to offer it through is not within my tweaking(it's a hosted website). So it needs to create dynamic PDFs with no human interaction on my end.

I don't see that's an option, so i may just end up doing a asp created dynamic pdf and just call it good.

 

[MakeItSo]

Wow. They could have made that "in depth" link a bit larger.
Thanks, John!

Indeed sounds like THE ideal solution for this.


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[johnwm]

Thanks!

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