.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: DocGetProtectionFlags

.. _docgetprotectionflags:

DocGetProtectionFlags
=====================

.. us.tag  DocGetProtectionFlags DocGet New400

:ref:`DocGetProtectionFlags` returns the protection flag.

.. function::  flags = DocGetProtectionFlags(hDoc)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*flags* is the protection flag.

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - value
     - meaning
   * - PROTECT_NONE (0)
     - No Protection.
   * - PROTECT_READ (1)
     - File open protection.  UniPlot requires the user to enter a password to open the document.
   * - PROTECT_WRITE (2)
     - File modify protection.

The flags ``PROTECT_READ`` and ``PROTECT_WRITE`` can be **OR** ed. 
``PROTECT_READ|PROTECT_WRITE`` protects the document against opening and
modifying.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: hDoc

   Identifies the document.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-documents`,
   :ref:`DocSetProtectionFlags`,
   :ref:`DocGetProtectionComment`

:sub:`id-831319`