Embedded Zip file won't open in PDF File
Product:
Export Utility for Lotus Notes / Domino
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Export to PDF
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Version
All
Platform(s):
All
Edition(s):
All
Doc Number:
1000070
Published
08-Jun-2014
Problem
When clicking the attachment icon for an embedded zip file nothing happens or when you click the attachment in the list of attachments the following message is displayed: 'Acrobat cannot open the file attachment [filename] because your security settings do not allow this file type to be opened.'.
Solution
Adobe did this to help minimize malicious scripts that someone might try to run on an unsuspecting user. To get around this you need to update your registry. Adobe has a list of file extensions in your registry with varying degrees of permission and you need to update that list for your desired file extension.
You will need to open the RegEdit tool to make these modifications. To do this:
1. Click "Start -> Run". A dialog box will open.
2. Type in "RegEdit" and hit Enter.
3. The Registry tool will open up - on the left is your navigation, and to the right are your registry values.
BE CAREFUL in here - it is easy to do a lot of damage to your system very easily.
Navigate to the following Registry:
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
* SOFTWARE
* Policies
* Adobe
* Acrobat Reader (this key might also be named 'Adobe Acrobat')
*
[Version]
- example: 11.0, 8.0 or DC
* FeatureLockDown
* cDefaultLaunchAttachmentPerms
Ensure that you have clicked on the folder for cDefaultLaunchAttachmentPerms. You should now see in the right window a registry entry titled tBuiltInPermList. Double-Click on it to open it.
A window will open with a field called Value Data that consists of a list of pipe separated values. Those values are themselves colon separated. They look something like this:
wsh:3|.zip:3|.zlo:3|.zoo:3|.pdf:2|.fdf:2
These are file extensions with a corresponding security permission value (0-3). At the bottom of the article is a copy of the table from Adobe's site explaining how each number relates to a security option. Essentially though it boils down:
3
= never allowed
2
= always allowed
1
= user prompted
0
= a different, more restrictive user prompt
To add permission for your desired file type, simply find that extension in the list and set its value to 2. In the case of a zip file you would find the following: |.zip:3| and change it to |.zip:2|
Now simply close RegEdit and you are done. You may have to re-start Acrobat for the changes to take effect.
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