I recently created an html file in notepad++. This may be an amateur question, but how can I send the file via email to a friend without them being able to access the code, just the webpage if they run it? It is not published as a website, just a .html file. I dont want them to be able to take and change the webpage coding and claim for themselves.
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This is simply not possible. Webpages are always readable - visit any site on the web, right-click your mouse, View Page Source. You can view all the source code.
As HTML files (web pages) are readable, you cannot send a page to someone and have it usable, while also not have it readable.
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well you will need to print it as pdf then, make a screenshot or something like that there are html encoders on the web but of course if the browser can encode it back a other program can do that to.
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Would they be able to access the javascript functions if it was just saved as a pdf – ttmcl98 Oct 28 '13 at 22:40
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This answer is just incorrect. The OP said they should be able to "run" the webpage... saving it as a PDF completely negates this option. – Charlie74 Oct 28 '13 at 22:43
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@ttmcl98 they would not be able to access any functions, as there would not be any. A PDF is not a webpage, and will only be a "picture" of what your website contained. It will not be usable in any way. – Charlie74 Oct 28 '13 at 22:45
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@Charlie74 yes this was my understanding of the PDF, thank you for the clearing. – ttmcl98 Oct 28 '13 at 23:00
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Make a copy of the file and use this on it:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/encrypter.htm
Unfortunately, this isn't going to 100% safeguard your code. Sending them the file IS sending them your code. The only completely fool-proof way is to screenshot and send that instead.
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1and the same link gives a decompiler so you can go back to the original source – Robert Stevens Oct 28 '13 at 22:47