PDFMergeWithPassword (Function)

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PDFMergeWithPassword (Function)

In french: PDFFusionneAvecMotDePasse

Merges several existing PDF files into a single PDF file. The passwords of different PDF files are supported. The files are merged one after another.

Example

PDFMergeWithPassword("C:\PDF Doc\pdf_merge.pdf", ...
"C:\PDF Doc\ReportQuery.pdf", "pwd", "C:\PDF Doc\Concepts.pdf", "pwd2")

Syntax

<Result> = PDFMergeWithPassword(<Result PDF file> , <PDF file 1> , <PDF Password 1> , <PDF file 2> , <PDF Password 2> [, <PDF file 3> , <PDF password 3> [... [, <PDF file N> , <PDF Password N>]]])

<Result>: Boolean

True if the result file was generated,
False otherwise. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo.

<Result PDF file>: Character string

Name and full path of PDF file to create. This file will contain the PDF files that have been merged.

<PDF file 1>: Character string

Name and full path of first PDF file to merge.

<PDF Password 1>: Character string

Password for opening the first PDF file,
Empty string ("") if the file has no password.

<PDF file 2>: Character string

Name and full path of second PDF file to merge.

<PDF Password 2>: Character string

Password for opening the second PDF file,
Empty string ("") if the file has no password.

<PDF file 3>: Optional character string

Name and full path of 3rd PDF file to merge.

<PDF password 3>: Optional character string

Password to open the third PDF file.
Empty string ("") if the file has no password.

<PDF file N>: Optional character string

Name and full path of Nth PDF file to merge.

<PDF Password N>: Optional character string

Password for opening the Nth PDF file,
Empty string ("") if the file has no password.

Remarks

The PDF files protected by an admin password cannot be merged.
Up to version 18:
- This function only generates PDF files in version 1.4.
- The merge is not supported by the PDF files in version 1.5 and later.
From version 19, the PDF files in version 1.5 are supported by WINDEV and WEBDEV.
The bookmarks found in the PDF files are not kept by the merge operation.

Business / UI classification: Business Logic

Component: wd280wdpdf.dll