Generating a PDF file from a formPrintView:PrtViewCreateScr = new PrtViewCreateScr();

I am using formPrintView:PrtViewCreateScr = new PrtViewCreateScr(); to create and loada form to print the contents of a database record.
I would like to be able generate and save a pdf file containing the same data formatted in the same way.
Is there any functionality available in FLEX 3 to accomplish this?
Is there an external open source offering available? (I have seen AlivePDF, but there doesn't appear to be any current traffic on the web site I know of - lucamezzalira.com/2009/02/28/...)
Is this covered in Flash 4 and would an upgrade to this release be the better route? (given that the pdf create/save is an important feature of my application)
Any ideas/suggestions woudl be greatly appreciated.
Scott

Even on the same machine ...
I am not working with mySQL, try Google it, but what I am saying is that if you are anticipating requests for reports printing and practically every business application would have reporting mechanism, you should look into integrating into your Flex front-end program some server side reports generation. There are free SQL Server versions available, you can try these. But I would carefully select a report engine because depending on user requirements you will get down the road some report programs might not be what you want. What you could do with a free copy is to come up with a vehicle to deliver a report to your Flex interface. You need to decide what format to use. For example: PDF, HTML, Image, something else.

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