Automatically create and save PDF-file

Hi,

is there any way to automatically create and save a PDF-File of the filled form?

I want to run a form, let the form be filled out by a user and at a certain state of the form i want to (automatically) create a pdf-file of the filled form (the same as it would be generated by clicking the standard pdf-button) and send it to a windows-fileshare or a webservice to save it.

Thanks for your help.

Christian

So would the user click a button? What would trigger the PDF creation? -Erik

If a certain status is selected from a dropdown control and the workflow-send button is clicked. This should trigger the pdf creation.

Christian

This should be possible already since 4.4 with a custom button and process, as processes support conditions:

https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/wiki/Form-Runner:-Buttons-and-Processes#conditions

Here is how it would work:

- button starts process
- condition checks value in instance
- if condition is satisfied
  - run send action
  - your service receives the URL of the PDF created

Would this work?

-Erik