Converting from native file format to PDF using LiveCycle Remoting

To convert an HTML, Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, or other type of file to a PDF document using LiveCycle Remoting, perform the following tasks:

1.	Include project files

Include the files that enable you to perform remoting. For information, see Invoking LiveCycle ES Using LiveCycle Remoting.

2.	Create a Generate PDF client

With LiveCycle Remoting, you do this by creating a dynamic ChannelSet instance that uses the AMF channel.

3.	Retrieve a native file format document.

•	Create a new flash.net.FileReference instance.

•	Create FileReference event handlers for the Event.SELECT and DataEvent.UPLOAD_COMPLETE_DATA events.

•	Call the FileReference.browse method to display a file selection dialog box.

•	In the select event handler, create a flash.net.URLRequest instance that specifies the URL of the server script configured to handle upload through HTTP POST calls. For LiveCycle Remoting, this is http://lcserver:port/remoting/lcfileupload. Then call the FileReferences.upload method.

•	In the upload complete event, populate the DocumentReference instance and call a method that converts the file, as explained in the next step.

4.	Invoke the PDF creation operation

•	Create an ActionScript object that contains elements representing parameters passed to the PDF creation operation.

•	Invoke the CreatePDF method, passing the ActionScript object as a parameter.

5.	Handle the returned PDF file.

•	In the event handler for the CreatePDF call, create an ActionScript object to contain the result.

•	The CreatePDF method wraps the result in an element named Result.

•	Retrieve the new PDF document by accessing the LiveCycle Remoting DocumentReference object in the Result element named ConvertedDoc.

•	Use the DocumentReference object’s url attribute to access the URL of the converted file.

•	Display the file, save the file, or link to the file, as appropriate.

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