View PDF files using Clarion

Hi All,

Seen and read many threads on the issue of interfacing Clarion and
Adobe for viewing of PDF documents within an application, and all the
many methods of achieving this. Because this is new to me (not yet
attempted) and I am about to design something similar, I have some
questions:

a) Whichever method is applied, the end-user must still install the
free Adobe Reader (which I assume can be bundled with one's
end-product to assist end-user)?
b) The PDF file (being viewed) is an external (outside) component of
the actual Clarion application?

My concern is security, as in my particular case, the PDF file being
read must only be accessed via the Clarion application. Is this what
File Explorer can achieve with embed? If so, is there a size limit on
the PDF file?

My application will make use of Super passcode to protect piracy.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Using Clarion 5b (ABC)

Leyan

http://www.sterlingdata.com/lib.htm

Shellex.zip

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Thanks, but the aim is to view the PDF files "securely".

I want to control access to the PDF files via my final Clarion
product, preventing the user from viewing the PDF files without my
application.

(I will also ship him the Adobe Reader in case he is without it)

Why? To protect the copyright of my PDF files. I want to end-up in a
position where I ship ONE Topspeed file instead of several "loose" PDF
files plus my application.

Regards.

Leyan
Clarion 5b (ABC)

Hi Leyan,

Surely your best way is to secure the PDF's themselves by making them
password protected and possibly view only (if you allow printing of any
PDF - if it is re-created by outputting via another PDF Generator it will
lose the security if the new file properties are set to not be protected)

Also once you view the files - it will be possible to save them outside of
your TPS anyway - even with Acrobat Reader only installed.

Also if you start saving the files in a TPS you could reach the TPS file
size limit of 2 Gbytes if they are of appreciable size.

Finally - you could also put a watermark on all the PDF pages stamping them
with your Copyright info.

Our PDF-XChange & Tools allows you to choose between 40 & 128 bit PDF file
encryption and set the view/Print/edit options/watermarks etc - as well as
many other functions.
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>
> Thanks, but the aim is to view the PDF files "securely".
>
> I want to control access to the PDF files via my final Clarion
> product, preventing the user from viewing the PDF files without my
> application.
>
> (I will also ship him the Adobe Reader in case he is without it)
>
> Why? To protect the copyright of my PDF files. I want to end-up in a
> position where I ship ONE Topspeed file instead of several "loose" PDF
> files plus my application.
>
> Regards.
>
> Leyan
> Clarion 5b (ABC)