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GERRIOR Suzanne <GERRIORS -at- iata -dot- org> asks whether there are macros
or batch commands to set security options on many PDF documents.
I believe that Acrobat comes with a developers kit, which can be
used to program such tasks.
There are also tools that can be purchased from third parties. I
purchased "Compose" from Ambia (http://www.ambia.com). This
tool includes a number of plugin utilities (that work within
exchange) to accomplish repetitive tasks - many of the tools work
with their batch tool - for example, the same security settings can
be applied to every file in a list. It is annoying to create the list of
files the first time, but you can save the list to reuse.
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Michele Marques
Technical Writer, CMS Manufacturing Systems
mmarques -at- cms400 -dot- com
905-477-4499 x280
