• Global community
    • Language:
      • Deutsch
      • English
      • Español
      • Français
      • Português
  • 日本語コミュニティ
    Dedicated community for Japanese speakers
  • 한국 커뮤니티
    Dedicated community for Korean speakers
Exit
0

Data merge to create passwords in protected PDFs?

Explorer ,
May 04, 2017 May 04, 2017

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

I have an InDesign document which is effectively a 12 page personalised report. I have been mailmerging it to about 250 separate 12pp PDF reports for the past three years, but now the client wants me to add Security to the files so each PDF must be opened with its own password (not a common password across all the files). Is there a way I can automate the setting of a password using a field in the database I am already using to generate the merged PDFs?

Views

256

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines

correct answers 1 Correct answer

Community Expert , May 04, 2017 May 04, 2017

Here's a link for an Acrobat Action to perform this task

https://acrobatusers.com/actions-exchange/password-security

Votes

Translate

Translate
Community Expert ,
May 04, 2017 May 04, 2017

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

It certainly couldn't be done in InDesign with Data Merge.

There may be some way of using JavaScript in Acrobat Pro to automate the feature, but you'd have to ask in the Acrobat forums.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
LEGEND ,
May 04, 2017 May 04, 2017

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Acrobat Pro has no such feature either, except for plug-in developers creating their own plug-in using C++. No merging, scripting or automation solution to setting different passwords. Probably looking for a specialist non-Adobe tool.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
May 04, 2017 May 04, 2017

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Here's a link for an Acrobat Action to perform this task

https://acrobatusers.com/actions-exchange/password-security

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Explorer ,
May 05, 2017 May 05, 2017

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

LATEST

Hi Jeffrey - thanks for this; it's not a perfect solution because I wanted to automate it with a database of unique passwords but this looks like a good way to speed up the process significantly, with me pasting in a unique password for each file as we go. I'll see how I get on!

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines