i want to make pdf file that pdf file text cannot be copy.

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hi all,
please help me.....
i want to make pdf file but user cannot able to copy the text from pdf file. he can just read only. he can't do anything with pdf file.

Thanks in advance....,

Posted 27-May-12 21:57pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-May-12 4:02am

Readonly "can't do anything with PDF file" have nothing to do with ability to copy the text. If it is readonly, you can always copy the file -- this is a matter of OS, not PDF. Preventing clipboard copy is possible and is sometimes used, but I think this would be such a rude violation of fair use and natural user's right for information! I would not ever deal with a person or company using such dirty tricks.

I have to vote 1 for apparent lack of understanding of your own question, to say the least.
Sorry,
--SA

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**Zoltán Zörgő** · Answer 1 · 2012-05-27T22:29:00

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You can use iTextSharp[^] to create protected pdf file. But be aware, that if somebody can render (view) it, can also save it to image and get the text back with an OCR application. You can not prevent this, or you actually create a pdf that cannot be used in any form.

Posted 27-May-12 22:29pm

Zoltán Zörgő