Interactive Report Produces Corrupt PDF File

Hello.
I am using Apex 3.1.2 and have created an Interactive Report (IR). I then chose the "Download as PDF" option and chose the "Open" option. This caused an error about a corrupt PDF file.
I then saved the file to my Windows drive and attempted to open it using Wordpad. I saw the following error as the very first line in the file:
ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small
I would much appreciate any suggestions as to what to do.
Thank you.
Elie

No Christina,
First I went under report attributes on Interactive reports under download
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Next I then went in using the below:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/obe/apex/apex31nf/apex31rpt.htm
It tells me I don't have a print server defined. I am trying to get the INLINE method to work.
I see in the ADMIN there is a print server configuration section though it is not totally clear as I would think that you would get the default print configuration as you would with any other PDF docuement.

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