Convert InfoPath Form to PDF in K2 Blackpoint

K2 support has informed me this isnt possible in K2 Blackpoint.

The link above is for electonically signed forms only so will also not work.

If anybody has any suggestions of a workaround or a third party tool that would work that would be great

Thanks :)

Hi Ciara.

Hope the following will help you.

As per Dave Markus:

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You could also use the Bamboo offering. I
found a post below.

Office to PDF Conversion Solution
Accelerator formerly only converted using OpenOffice.org as the
conversion engine, which was known to cause distorition in some
documents.  Now with the appropriate Microsoft Office 2007 application
installed on the conversion server, users can produce more professional looking
PDF files, INCLUDING InfoPath Forms stored in a Forms Library!

Here are the required steps to
configure Office to PDF Conversion Solution
Accelerator to convert InfoPath forms to a PDF shadow library.

1. 
   
2. These instructions
   assume that you have successfully installed both the Activator and
   Conversion installations on the appropriate servers.  NOTE:
   If you only plan to convert file formats mentioned above using
   the Microsoft Office 2007 Applications, you are not required to
   install the OpenOffice.org suite.
   
3. We also assume that Microsoft
   Office InfoPath 2007 is installed on the same server where the Conversion
   Installation Package was installed.
   
   If
   Service Pack 2 of Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 was installed, skip step
   3 and move to step 4.
   
4. Install the 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in:
   Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS on the Conversion server.
   
5. Open the following directory on
   the Conversion server: C:Program
   FilesBamboo Solutions CorporationBamboo.Conversion.Servicein 
   NOTE: if running a 64-bit OS, the directory will be C:Program Files(x86)Bamboo
   Solutions CorporationBamboo.Conversion.Servicein
   
6. Locate and open in Notepad Bamboo.Conversion.ConversionService.exe.config. 
   Locate the following section of code:
   
   
   
      <providers>
   
       <!--
   
       If Office 2007 is installed on the conversion
   server you can uncomment this section to try the beta version of our
   Office converter
   
       Make sure to remove the doc extension from the
   other converter.
   
       Also make sure to start Word as the service
   account user one time to populate the user profile.
   
       <add
   name=".doc;.docx;" type="Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter,
   Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter" />
   
       -->    
   
       <add name=".ppt;"
   type="Bamboo.Conversion.OOfDoc2Pdf,
   Bamboo.Conversion.OpenOfficeConverter" />
   
       <!--
   
       This converter can be enabled if the Microsoft
   Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File
   Formats is installed
   
       Download it from:
   
       http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en
   
         
   
       <add
   name=".docx;.pptx;.xlsx;.doc;.ppt;.xls;"
   type="Bamboo.Conversion.OOfDoc2Pdf, Bamboo.Conversion.OpenOfficeConverter2007"
   />
   
       -->
   
      </providers>
   
   
   
   You will notice a couple of things, the line in green defines
   which file types will be converted by Microsoft Office 2007 applications,
   while the line in red defines which files are
   converted by OpenOffice.org suite.  In order to have files converted
   using Microsoft Office 2007 applications, two things will need to
   happen: 1) Notice it has been commented out where the following
   is below the line -->
   move this above the line, and 2) You need to make a new line with a slight
   change for each file format you want to convert using Microsoft Office
   2007 applications, and each is listed below:
   
   
   
   For Doc and Docx (Word):
   
   <add name=".doc;.docx;"
   type="Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter,
   Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter" />
   
   
   
   For XLS
   and XLSX (Excel):
   
   <add name=".xls;.xlsx;"
   type="Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter,
   Bamboo.Conversion.ExcelConverter" />
   
   
   
   For Pub
   and Pubx (Publisher):
   
   <add name=".pub;.pubx;"
   type="Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter,
   Bamboo.Conversion.PublisherConverter" />
   
   
   
   and
   finally, for XML (InfoPath):
   
   <add name=".xml;"
   type="Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter,
   Bamboo.Conversion.InfoPathConverter" />
   
   
   
   If you
   were to include all conversion types listed above, an updated
   <providers> tag would look something like this:
   
   
   
      <providers>
   
       <!--
   
       If Office 2007 is installed on the conversion
   server you can uncomment this section to try the beta version of our
   Office converter
   
       Make sure to remove the doc extension from the
   other converter.
   
       Also make sure to start Word as the service
   account user one time to populate the user profile.
   
      -->
   
       <add
   name=".doc;.docx;" type="Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter,
   Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter" />
   
       <add name=".xls;.xlsx;"
   type="Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter,
   Bamboo.Conversion.ExcelConverter" />
   
     
    <add name=".pub;.pubx;"
   type="Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter,
   Bamboo.Conversion.PublisherConverter" />
   
      <add name=".xml;"
   type="Bamboo.Conversion.WordConverter, Bamboo.Conversion.InfoPathConverter"
   />
   
       
   
       <add name=".ppt;"
   type="Bamboo.Conversion.OOfDoc2Pdf,
   Bamboo.Conversion.OpenOfficeConverter" />
   
       <!--
   
       This converter can be enabled if the Microsoft
   Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
   is installed
   
       Download it from:
   
       http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en
   
         
   
       <add
   name=".docx;.pptx;.xlsx;.doc;.ppt;.xls;"
   type="Bamboo.Conversion.OOfDoc2Pdf,
   Bamboo.Conversion.OpenOfficeConverter2007" />
   
       -->
   
      </providers>
   
7. After updating the appropriate
   providers in the Bamboo.Conversion.ConversionService.exe.config,
   go to Services
   on the Conversion server, and restart the Bamboo Conversion Service.
   
8. Login to your SharePoint site
   where you deployed the ConversionConfigurationList
   during the Activation Server installation.  Open List Settings of
   the ConversionConfigurationList and open the column properties for ConversionType. 
   Add the options XML
   to PDF and save the changes.
   
9. Create a new item in the
   ConversionConfigurationList, selecting the XML to PDF option, set the
   Master Library to the Form Library you want to convert, and enter all
   other appropriate details.
   

Wait 'til the
scheduled time to convert and PDFs versions of your InfoPath Forms will appear
shortly thereafter!

Kind regards,

Brink

Thanks Brink! I had some trouble with the Bamboo tool so I think were are going to use the Muhimbi PDF convertor instead http://www.muhimbi.com/Products/PDF-Converter-for-SharePoint.aspx  - use this convertor in a SPD worklfow set up on a document library and get K2 to drop the InfoPath form to this doc library when I need a conversion.

Thanks for the help :)

Hello Ciaramc ,

Do you have documentation or more information related to using Muhimbi to convert K2 form into PDFs .

Thanks 

Ruchi