Geez, self-followup: > writer.setEncryption(PdfWriter.STRENGTH40BITS, "pdf", null, PdfWriter.AllowCopy);
If I set encryption to STRENGTH128BITS, as the original had, Acrobat Reader 4.0 complains about "Error while decrypting". Probably an export restriction :-(, so be careful. J.Pietschmann --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]