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Password protected file..

Last post 05-08-2008, 1:08 PM by msfaiz. 6 replies.
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  •  04-27-2008, 11:13 PM 124302

    Password protected file..

    Is there a way to password protect a file. So when the user is downloading the presentation as a powerpoint  file and tries to open it, it prompts for a password to update the powerpoint file. Powerpoint supports a password protected file which cannot be modified. Is it possible to similarly create a powerpoint file through Aspose which is password protected.

    Thank you!
     
  •  04-28-2008, 1:17 PM 124447 in reply to 124302

    Re: Password protected file..

    No; password protected files are not supported by Aspose.Slides. But if you want to set your presentation as read-only, then you can change its extension from ppt to pps

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    Many Thanks and Kind Regards,

    Shakeel Faiz
    Support Engineer
    Aspose Tyumen Team
     
  •  04-29-2008, 12:31 PM 124676 in reply to 124447

    Re: Password protected file..

    But the problem to that is, the user can just give save as ppt and open it as powerpoint file. Is there a way to implement such that the powerpoint is not modifiable. Is any of these possible:
    1. Having a password protected ppt file in the web server and then adding the slides to this file dynamically.
    2. Having like a macro or script inside ppt file which will ask for the user password.
     
  •  05-02-2008, 12:07 PM 125184 in reply to 124676

    Re: Password protected file..

    Any ideas faiz
     
  •  05-03-2008, 2:39 AM 125237 in reply to 125184

    Re: Password protected file..

    Well, if you keep user from editing the slides, then you can just create the slide images of your actual slides and insert them one per slide in your target presentation and send that to user.

     

    In that case too, user can delete the images, but it cannot change the contents of the actual slides.

     

    If you further force them deleting image, then you can place original images in master slides and simply add the empty slides and change their masters. In such a case, user has to delete the actual images from master, although this does not eliminate the possibility of user changing the contents of slides but it can obscure user.

     

    1- Your first solution cannot work because Aspose.Slides just doesn’t understand password protected ppt files.

     

    2- Second solution can work provided if you know any such macro.


    Many Thanks and Kind Regards,

    Shakeel Faiz
    Support Engineer
    Aspose Tyumen Team
     
  •  05-07-2008, 9:49 PM 125927 in reply to 125237

    Re: Password protected file..

    Thanx Faiz.
    We do have images, but the requirement is that the user cannot delete or even move the slides. It should work like a password protected powerpoint file in which user is not allowed to do anything.
     
  •  05-08-2008, 1:08 PM 126078 in reply to 125927

    Re: Password protected file..

    Dear ready,

     

    I am afraid, we are not helpful, we would implement this feature, but unfortunately we don’t know how PowerPoint encrypts files.


    Many Thanks and Kind Regards,

    Shakeel Faiz
    Support Engineer
    Aspose Tyumen Team
     
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