Programmatically convert infopath 2010 forms to pdf using Infopath object model

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I have infopath 2010 forms published to sharepoint 2010 forms library. I want to provide an option ( webpart with a button) in the forms library to export the published form to PDF. Is there a way to accomplish this using Infopath 2010 forms servies object model.

Is there any OOTB feature in Infopath Forms Services Object model that will convert forms to PDF

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stackoverflow.com/questions/4704378/… might shed some light – Daniel Powell
Hi Daniel, thanks for the reply. I'm experimenting with Muhimbi pdf convert for sharepoint. – Kannan Karmegam

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As infopath is offered as one or more COM objects with an extensive API, you may be able to find a way to convert an infopath form to pdf (losing the form input capabilities). From an MSDN search, I get one fellows answer :"A low tech way to convert an Infopath file to pdf is to copy & paste the form into MS Word, "save as" html then use Adobe Acrobat to convert the new file to a pdf."

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check out my codeplex project IP2HTML which allows you to convert the for to HTML (you can convert the HTML to PDF using any 3rd party tool) without installing MS Office.