Export PDF with option dialog

Hi,
When I use 'kAISaveDocumentAsAction' to play action event, the pdf option dialog shows up, as in the following piece of code:
result = sAIActionManager->AIActionSetString( valueParameterBlock, kAISaveDocumentAsNameKey, szPDFullFileName );
//file format
result = sAIActionManager->AIActionSetString( valueParameterBlock, kAISaveDocumentAsFormatKey, kAIPDFFileFormat);
//file extension
result = sAIActionManager->AIActionSetString( valueParameterBlock, kAISaveDocumentAsExtensionKey, kAIPDFFileFormatExtension );
//show pdf option dialog
result = sAIActionManager->AIActionSetInteger( valueParameterBlock, kAISaveDocumentAsGetParamsKey, 1);
//play event
result = sAIActionManager->PlayActionEvent( kAISaveDocumentAsAction, kDialogOff, valueParameterBlock);
But when I replace it with 'kAISaveDocumentACopyAsAction' the option dialog failed to show.
/play event fails
result = sAIActionManager->PlayActionEvent( kAISaveDocumentACopyAsAction, kDialogOff, valueParameterBlock);
I want to use the kAISaveDocumentACopyAsAction option and want the pdf option dialog to show.
Is there anything I can do?
Please help
Thanks
Abdo

Solved my problem by using 'sAIDocumentListSuite' to open the current document which sets the opened document active and used 'kAISaveDocumentAsAction' to show the pdf option dialog and then close this document without ever altering the original document.
Abdo

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