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Gen2ly

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From: Sevierville, TN

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[Solved] Is there a workaround for saving an encrypted pdf?

Hey guys, I've come into a bit of a quandry.  I needed to download a manual for my watch as I had lost the original.  As I have my system set up once I had downloaded the pdf my pdfviewer (epdfview) launched and I am able to read the manual.  However, I'd like to be able to save it for a later time.  When I go to 'File > Save a Copy' I get 'Error Saving File Document is encrypted'.  I have no idea why a manual would be encrypted but I am unable to save it.  If I try right-clicking on the browser and selecting "Save link as" it'll save it proper but when I double click it it asks for a password.  I suppose I could talk to tech support but figure that might take a while.

Just to be sure that I'm legit heres the manuals download page.

http://world.casio.com/wat/download/en/manual/

Enter 3054 as the model number and try for yourself.

Any idea on how I can get around this and have a copy of the manual?

Last edited by Gen2ly (2010-11-08 07:00:53)

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frabjous

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Registered: 2010-07-13

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Re: [Solved] Is there a workaround for saving an encrypted pdf?

Can you use "Print to File" or anything similar to that? (The GNOME print menu has a print to file menu using cairo or something like that; there's also a generic Cups PDF printer from the cups-pdf package in AUR.) If you can print the PDF, you can create a PDF identical to the one you're reading.

This seems to work from stuff off that site.

(But actually, for me, I could also save the file directly, and get something I could open in evince, mupdf and zathura just fine without a password. I didn't try ePDFReader. What does this this direct link do for you?)

Last edited by frabjous (2010-11-08 04:51:54)

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

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Re: [Solved] Is there a workaround for saving an encrypted pdf?

The most direct method is:

wget http://ftp.casio.co.jp/pub/world_manual/wat/en/qw3054.pdf

Also, I had no trouble with ghostview or okular.

Edit: unmunged the url.  (My browser made it a link for me.  I did not want that (this time)
Edit: Dang, it did it again.  Lets see what code tags do.

Last edited by ewaller (2010-11-08 04:58:36)

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kgas

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Registered: 2008-11-08

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Re: [Solved] Is there a workaround for saving an encrypted pdf?

no problem here with evince.

Gen2ly

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Re: [Solved] Is there a workaround for saving an encrypted pdf?

Good news! I can read and access my pdf now!!  Got to be a problem with epdfview.  Got to try the other pdf viewers so a good experience.

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