PDF Creation - how to return output to user?

I am using PDFLib to create dynamic pdfs. I'm having a hard time trying to return the pdf to the user. I tried using a ServletOutputStream but I keep getting an IllegalStateException. I believe this may be because I am already using a PrintWriter elsewhere in the same servlet. I would use the PrintWriter to try to accomplish this but it doesn't seem to be working. Does anyone have any ideas about this?
Thanks...

Crossposted: http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?thread=416297&forum=31&message=1839036

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