Microsoft word documents and removing policy.

Question

Can DocumentManger class can be used to remove security policy from secured Microsfot word docuemnts.
Or protable protection library is the only way to deal with Microsoft word documents?
I want my application to remove the strip off all security information from the document and re insert the same again at a later point.
is portable protection library is the only way to go here.

Answer 1

Thanks Steve for pointing out to API.
I am getting exception as below for java client code snippet while inspecting document which is secured using MS Word 2007.
Properties connectionProps = new Properties();
connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_DEFAULT_EJB_ENDPOINT, "jnp://vvcon-qa-1.ptcnet.ptc.com:1099");
connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL,ServiceC lientFactoryProperties.DSC_EJB_PROTOCOL);         
connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SERVER_TYPE, "JBoss");
connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME, "administrator");
connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD, "administrator");
ServiceClientFactory factory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(connectionProps);
RightsManagementClient rightsClient = new RightsManagementClient(factory);
//Reference a policy-protected Word document from which to remove a policy
FileInputStream is = new FileInputStream(args[0]);
Document inPDF = new Document(is);
//Create a Document Manager object
DocumentManager  documentManager = rightsClient.getDocumentManager();
RMInspectResult lic = documentManager.inspectDocument(inPDF);
Exception I am getting
com.adobe.edc.sdk.SDKException: Error while looking up RM Header in the document -- Invalid argument(error code bin: 1281, hex: 0x501)
    at com.adobe.livecycle.rightsmanagement.RightsManagementService.throwSDKException(RightsMana gementService.java:958)
    at com.adobe.livecycle.rightsmanagement.RightsManagementService.getLicenseID(RightsManagemen tService.java:794)
    at com.adobe.livecycle.rightsmanagement.RightsManagementService.inspectDocument(RightsManage mentService.java:2260)
Event if I try with user who can access document after connecting to LiveCycle ES2 from Microsoft Word 2007 I am getting same exception.
I can acess document from MS Word after I have secured it using all users who have right permission for document but from java client I am not able to do that. Looks like RMS information is not embedded properly in my document.
jars included in my classpath are
adobe-rightsmanagement-client.jar,namespace.jar,jaxb-api.jar,jaxb-impl.jar,jaxb-libs.jar,j axb-xjc.jar,relaxngDatatype.jar,adobe-livecycle-client.jar,adobe-usermanager-client.jar,jb ossall-client.jar
My client is running on Windows XP 32 bit with Office 2007.
Server is installed on Windows server 2008 R2 64 bit and deplyoed using JBoss.
Regards,
Sharang