Export a Indesign(CS3) Document as PDF(Windows)

Hi,
I am beginner in Indesign Plugin development.
I want to export a Indesign CS3 document as PDF programmatically. I
know that we need to use IPDFExportPrefs and set the various
attributes.I dont know proper code.
Can anybody give the code to implement it.
Or any reference to find it.
Thanks,
Ravi sharma

Arthur,
You can't export the document directly to HTML, but you can use the Cross-Media Export to make and XHTML file for Dreamweaver (or other editor). It will generate an HTML page and a blank CSS style sheet, as well as gathering the images, but web and print are entirely different formats so you won't have anything resembling your ID doc when you get through, as far as layout is concerned. If you want people to see your layout as is, you need to use PDF. Try changing the compression settings for the export to bring the size down, but it will be a compromise somewhere most likely.
Peter

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