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Command Line Set PDF/A Conformance Level

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win2pdfd.exe setpdfaconformance "sourcepdf" conformancelevel "destpdf"

 

Attempts to update PDF specified by "sourcepdf" to the version specified by "conformancelevel", and save updated PDF in "destpdf". Valid versions are:

 

"pdfversion"

Introduced with:

Adds support for:

"PdfA1B"

Adobe Acrobat 1.0


"PdfA2b"

Adobe Acrobat 2.0

Adds support for transparency, layers, and JPEG2000 compression

"PdfA3b"

Adobe Acrobat 3.0

Allows embedding non-PDF/A files (like source XML or spreadsheets) alongside the PDF, making it better for structured data.

 

By default, Win2PDF sets the PDF/A version to PDF/A-1b.  Setting the PDF/A conformance level to a different value is not necessary for most PDF/A software but some compliance software requires a specific PDF/A conformance level. You can only set the PDF conformance level to a higher version than the existing version of "sourcepdf".

 

Requires a licensed version of Win2PDF version 11.0.8 or above. Contact us for a time limited evaluation license.

 

Returns 0 on success, and a Windows system error code on failure.