How to create a PDF document within Servoy, then save to DB

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Hello Folks,

I am attempting to figure out how to create a PDF File within Servoy, and save the actual pdf file to the DB. I have found a formula within the servoy_sample_pdf_forms solution, listed under pdf output called convertPDFForToPDFDocument.
Can I use this? Right now a PDF is being created from the viewed form, calling Servoy to write it to the Desktop of the user’s pc. What I really need is a way to save the actual pdf document to the DB directly so it can be accessed by all who use the solution.

Any help on this will be very appreciated.

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You can write the file as a temporary file and then pick up the file to store it in the database.

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you can use these methods of the pdf plugin: startMetaPrintJob (with no arguments) and then endMetaPrintJob() to get the byte back that you can store directly in a blob field