ColdFusion to create hi-res CMYK PDFs

Hi,
I am looking to create hi-res CMYK PDFs that include hi-res
images at 300 dpi (print quality) using Cold Fusion to convert the
data from Flash. The user uploads their hi-res image and text and
then saves it. This gets sent to the server and Cold Fusion outputs
a print-quality PDF.
Can this be done?
Ollie

Peter Spier wrote:
It depends on the type of interactivity you are trying to include, which you still haven't told us about.
It is nothing but buttons with mouse-over/mouse-off events and related show/hide-button actions.
Peter Spier wrote:
Have you tried exporting to PDF (Print) instead and checking off the various interacive feature boxes to see what you can get?
Can’t seem to find any «various interactive feature boxes» when selecting PDF (Print) for output ...

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From:   Dave Merchant <[email protected]>
To:     Jeff Ross <[email protected]>
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