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I'm making an application that should display PDFs with password. This is my code: protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (!Page.IsPostBack) { try { string filePath = Request.QueryString["filePath"]; if (filePath.ToUpper().EndsWith("PDF")) { copyPDF(filePath); } } catch { string message = "<script language='Javascript'>alert('File Not Found! Call Records Department for verification. ')</script>"; ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(Page, this.GetType(), message, message, false); } } } public void copyPDF(string filePath) { iTextSharp.text.pdf.RandomAccessFileOrArray ra = new

I am trying to use iTextSharp to read/modify PDF metadata. I figured out how to do it using pdfreader and pdfstamper. I was wondering if I could also read/modify additional metadata information like copyright information and few others within the XMP photoshop namespace. I would greatly appreciate any pointers to the solution. Thank you, Murugesh. You can read metadata using `PdfReader'. I've read metadata like this: PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("HelloWorldNoMetadata.pdf"); string s = reader.Info["Author"]; You can try the iTextSharp.text.xml.xmp.XmpWriter class to write metadata. I've

The following question and answer on StackOverflow show how to generate a PDF that cannot be opened without the appropriate password. Password protected PDF using C# I would like to use this framework similarly, but slightly altered to allow my users to "open" the PDF without needing the password, but only allow them to EDIT the PDF if they have the password. Is that possible with iTextSharp? if this matters, I am working in C# 4.0 within a WF 4.0 custom activity. Yes, there are two passwords that you can pass to PdfEncryptor.Encrypt() , userPassword and ownerPassword . Just pass null to the

Any idea how to render a PDF using iTextSharp so that it renders the page using CSS. The css can either be embedded in the HTML or passed in separately, I don't really care, just want it to work. Specific code examples would be greatly appreciated. Also, I would really like to stick with iTextSharp, though if you do have suggestions for something else, it's got to be free, open source, and have a license that permits using it in commercial software. It's not possible right now but nothing stops you from starting open-source project that will do it. I might actually start one, because I need it