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TechWriter77
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July 3, 2009
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How do you protect the content in a chm?

  • July 3, 2009
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Hello,

I know some users have thought of some creative techniques for preventing content from being copied from a chm, spefically Pete Lee's JavaScript methods. However, I was wondering if anyone knew how to append a copyright statement when the content is copied over?

For example, let's say a user copies the content from the chm. When they paste the content, it adds a copyright statement to it at the bottom. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance.

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    Correct answer Pete_Lees

    Hi, TechWriter77,

    It looks like the code sample that I posted originally was stripped out when the (really excruciatingly slow) forum software that we now use was introduced a few months ago. This is my original message:

    http://groups.google.co.uk/group/macromedia.robohelp.general_discussion/msg/cc1830466ac3fbf1?hl=en

    Worth noting that Peter Grainge reported a potential problem with the method in this thread:

    http://groups.google.co.uk/group/macromedia.robohelp.robohelp_for_htmlhelp/browse_thread/thread/6dace8692f27889e/e96e121abc51580e

    For some other ways to protect the content of .chm files, see:

    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/devdocs/thread/ec8f7185-3a1e-4cab-bc76-fa7036bff816

    Pete

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    Captiv8r
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    July 3, 2009

    Hi there

    I think a while back I saw Pete Lees post a script that would handle appending a Copyright.

    Keep in mind, however, that this only takes you so far. After the paste occurs, there is nothing preventing the user from simply stripping away the added information. So if you are intent on thwarting copying of material, this may not be sufficient.

    I happened across some software the other day that I'm still in the process of evaluating. This software purports to protect CHM files. Maybe you want to investigate it as well?

    Click here to visit the site

    Hopefully this helps... Rick

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    TechWriter77Author
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    July 6, 2009

    Thanks Rick for the suggestion.I will try that solution you posted once I explore this copyright statement - I think this is all my manager wants for now.

    Does anyone have the code that Pete Lee posted a while back? Even though I found the 'citation question' I can't find the code/instructions used in the thread for some reason?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Pete_LeesCorrect answer
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    July 6, 2009

    Hi, TechWriter77,

    It looks like the code sample that I posted originally was stripped out when the (really excruciatingly slow) forum software that we now use was introduced a few months ago. This is my original message:

    http://groups.google.co.uk/group/macromedia.robohelp.general_discussion/msg/cc1830466ac3fbf1?hl=en

    Worth noting that Peter Grainge reported a potential problem with the method in this thread:

    http://groups.google.co.uk/group/macromedia.robohelp.robohelp_for_htmlhelp/browse_thread/thread/6dace8692f27889e/e96e121abc51580e

    For some other ways to protect the content of .chm files, see:

    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/devdocs/thread/ec8f7185-3a1e-4cab-bc76-fa7036bff816

    Pete

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