How to setup a password programmatically to a multiple PDF files

Question

Hi there,
I'm using Acrobat 9 pro and every night I'm generate about 30 PDF reports that need to be encrypted with password before sending them out
(all in one directoty C:\myReport\) how do I do (authomate the process) that? Or just password no encryption.
I'm using Windows 7 ultimate
Thanks,
Oded Dror

Answer 1

Using Acrobat Pro / Pro Extended -
Advanced > Document Processing > Batch Processing
In the Batch Sequence dialog, click "New Sequence"; give it a name.
In the dialog that appears, click "Select Command".
Scroll down the list of available sequences to locate and select "Security".
Click the "Add" button.
Click the "Edit" button.
The Document Security dialog presents itself.
Select a security method from the drop-down menu.
Go through the Settings dialog(s) to configure the selected security method.
Once this is done and you close out of the dialog you are back to the "Edit Sequence" dialog.
Click OK.
Back in the Edit Batch Sequence - <name of new sequence you made> dialog, click the "Output Options" button.
Review the available configurations to see if you want something other than the default (& to see the default).
When done and back in the Edit Batch Sequence - ... dialog, click OK.
Click the Run Sequence button, then click OK to browse to the folder containing PDFs to process.
Select the PDFs and click the "Select" button.
The Batch Sequence runs.
The PDFs will now have the security method you set up applied.
Be well...