Print PDF without flatten?

Dear All,
I am trying to print a xdp file.
And as far as I know, below is the step I require to do.
1) Convert XDP to PDF
2) Flatten PDF
3) Convert to PostScript
4) Send to print with service "sendToPrinter"
But I hit a problem that dynamic form will not look the same after flatten.
For example, if my form have 2 format difference sex, and I implement by hidden the unwanted field by script, I will find that all field are visible after flatten.
So, I would like to know if it is possible to print without flatten the form at all?
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Bill

You mean the discoloration? That would be PDF tiles and how your printer handles them. In that case you may need to experiment a little with teh PDF settings and also check the color separations in Acrobat. this might reveal some of that stuff to show up on teh wrong ink plates/ not show up and would explain it. Could even be some faint semi-transparent objects you have in your artwork and you have forgotten about tehm. And naturally, your friend should check his local printer settings as well. If he e.g. has a USB printer, the print job may be sent in unfavorable chunks, which then would require him/ her to tweak his settings so the job only starts printing when fully spooled and being sent as one continuous job...
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