On Thu, 2020-03-05 at 18:02 +0100, Michal Sudolsky wrote:
> Seems currently the only option how to open pdf encrypted with
> password is to try-catch around "Load" function and in case of
> specific exception call "SetPassword" to finalise loading. But as
> name suggests exceptions should be used for exceptional things which
> do not occur very often also because they are relatively slow. But
> podofo requires exception mechanism for such regular workflow as
> opening password protected documents.
>
> Better would be to signal this in different way (return value?) or
> have possibility to set password before loading pdf. There is also
> interesting function "QuickEncryptedCheck" in parser but it accepts
> only file names.

        Hi,
okay, that sounds correct. I'm not sure whether your mail is complete,
it seems to be cut for some reason.

Having there a way to know whether password is needed is required, no
doubt. I would not drop the current call-flow though, as many library
users rely on it.
        Bye,
        zyx



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