Convert InfoPath Form to PDF in K2 Blackpoint

Hi,

I have an Infopath integrated process. At the end of the process I want to convert the InfoPath form as a PDF and save to a document library. Does anyone know any easy way to do this in Blackpoint?

I found this link http://www.deonsmit.com/2008/06/pdf-output-from-k2-with-infopath-signed.html but there is not much detail on where to find the InfoPath image string or how iTextSharp is used...........

If anybody knows any easier way to do this or maybe point me to an article that has abit more detailed instructions that would be great

Thanks,

Ciara

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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.

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.
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.
Install the 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in:
Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS on the Conversion server.
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
Locate and open in Notepad Bamboo.Conversion.ConversionService.exe.config.
Locate the following section of code:

   <providers>

    

    <add name=".ppt;"
type="Bamboo.Conversion.OOfDoc2Pdf,
Bamboo.Conversion.OpenOfficeConverter" />

    

   </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>

    

    <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" />

    

   </providers>
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.
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.
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

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