In some of my software programs, I have integrated a thing like document archiving, and there customers are putting several files, mostly PDF.<\/p>\n
Since Adobe Reader is out and installed on the machines, often PDF files that are on a shared network folder, cannot be opened anymore – Adobe Reader gives an “access denied” error.<\/p>\n
It is the “Protected Mode” of Adobe Reader that gives this problem.<\/p>\n
Fortunately you can disable this mode, and Adobe Reader works again as expected. Please don’t forget to enable the protected mode afterwards!<\/p>\n
This is my VO code for this functionality:<\/p>\n
\t\/\/ disable Adobe Reader protected mode
\naVersions := { “11.0”, “DC” }
\naReset := {}
\nnLen := ALen( aVersions )
\nfor nI := 1 upto nLen
\n cVersion := aVersions[nI]
\n nMode\t:= RegistryDWord( HKEY_CURRENT_USER, “Software\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader\\” + cVersion + “\\Privileged”, “bProtectedMode” )
\n if nMode == 1
\n SetRegistryDWord( HKEY_CURRENT_USER, “Software\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader\\” + cVersion + “\\Privileged”, “bProtectedMode”, 0 )
\n AAdd( aReset, cVersion )
\n endif
\nnext
\noProcess\t\t\t:= SpawnProcess{ cExe, cFileName, SW_NORMAL }
\nfor nI := 1 upto 20
\n ApplicationExec( EXECWHILEEVENT )
\n Sleep( 500 )\t\t\/\/ let Acrobat reader start
\nnext
\n\/\/ re-enable Adobe Reader protected mode
\nnLen := ALen( aReset )
\nfor nI := 1 upto nLen
\n cVersion := aReset[nI]
\n nMode := RegistryDWord( HKEY_CURRENT_USER, “Software\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader\\” + cVersion + “\\Privileged”, “bProtectedMode” )
\n if nMode == 0
\n SetRegistryDWord( HKEY_CURRENT_USER, “Software\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader\\” + cVersion + “\\Privileged”, “bProtectedMode”, 1 )
\n AAdd( aReset, cVersion )
\n endif
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