Non PDF source in DDX

Hi,
I"m trying to assemble a portfolio where the source files are not pdf. Which ddx tag could I use to achieve this?
I found the following ddx script, not sure if it will or will not work, but I need to provide this script with the actual file (document variable) and not a path to the file path.
<File filename="saint_bernard.jpg" mimetype="image/jpeg"/>
Thanks,
Lien

I may be mistaken, but I believe that Assembler will attempt to call the appropriate conversion utility to turn your file into a PDF before it does the assembly (toImage2 in this case).
You can use the document variable type to hold a non-pdf file. That document variable would be passed to invokePDF using the properties screen as you would a "normal" PDF.

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