File Content Extraction 26.1
Filter SDK C Programming Guide

# fpGetRestrictionsFile()

This function gets document restrictions from a file. For more information about this feature see Document Restrictions.

DEPRECATED: The `fpGetRestrictionsFile()` function is deprecated in KeyView 23.2.0 and later. OpenText recommends that you create a `KVDocument` to represent each document, and use fpGetRestrictions() instead.

This function is still available for existing implementations, but it might be incompatible with new functionality and might be removed in future.

## Syntax

    KVErrorCode pascal fpGetRestrictionsFile(
        KVFilterSession session,
        const char*     szInputFile,
        KVRestrictions* pRestrictions);

## Arguments

`session` | A Filter session that you initialized by calling fpInit().
`szInputFile` | A pointer to the input file.
`pRestrictions` | A pointer to the KVRestrictions structure. Use the macro `KVStructInit` to initialize the KVStructHead structure before calling this function.

## Returns

- If the call is successful, the return value is `KVError_Success`.
- If the call is not successful, the return value is an error code that indicates the problem.

## Discussion

- Restrictions can be reported for DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, and PDF format only.
- Restrictions may not be reported if reading the document content is itself restricted.
- On Windows, `szInputFile` must be in the local Windows code page.

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Product: File Content Extraction 26.1

Topic Title: fpGetRestrictionsFile()