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is it possible to create password protected pdf file using visual basic6.0?

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Yes it is possible, but not simple. You would need to get a copy of the PDF specification from ADOBE (which is free), and learn how to write all the PDF control data. You would be better upgrading to VB.NET and using a library such as iTextSharp[^].
 
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