PDF generator for Webhelp

We would be integrating our current product (Webbased) along
with which we plan to provide webhelp (HTML) as the key help file
for the users. What my Project manager needs to see is after
mapping ID's, can there be a facility provided to the users where
they can generate PDF's of only the content files they are
currently looking at. For Example if i have Topics A, B and C in
the table of contents and the user is currently seeing Topic C, can
he/she hit the PDF button to convert and save that perticular topic
in PDF format.
I hope one can help me with the javacode or script which i
can put in the "onclick button" for the above to happen.i have got
all the answerssss so farr frommmmm RICCCKKKK and everything has
worked out awesome.....if you guys can pleaseee help meee on
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                            instr(v_out_file_name, '/', -1) + 1);
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EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
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END xx_notif_attachments;
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<pre>
declare
l_document blob;
l_doctype varchar2(240);
l_aname varchar2(90);
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Log Enabled = TRUE
Log Level = ERROR
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Hope this helps.
Vijay

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