Regarding Migration to Adobe Forms

Hi Friends
I am working on adobe print forms.
I have one doubt that is If SAP itself providing the option migrate smartform to Adobe Interactive form, what's the necessity to create the forms from scratch i.e why we have to create Interface,Context and Forms.
Is we get any flwas by simply migrating the smartform to adobe interactive form?
Please anyone explain me?
Points are assured for useful ansers.
Regards,
Sree

yes u can convert smartform into pdf. follow these steps.
1. first call your smart form as u do.
e.g. CALL FUNCTION '/1BCDWB/SF00000127'
in this just activate these two also
   IMPORTING
   DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO       = it_tab1
and this internal table (it_tab1) it will store the data of smart form.
2. then call fm to convert it_tab1 data into pdf.
call convert_otf
and in this fm just pass it_tab1.
EXPORTING
    format = 'DOC'
IMPORTING
    bin_filesize = v_pdf_len
TABLES
    otf   = it_tab1
    lines = pdf_table
EXCEPTIONS
    err_max_linewidth     = 1
    err_format            = 2
    err_conv_not_possible = 3
    err_bad_otf           = 4
    OTHERS                = 5.
3. now u can save this fm on your local system.
second method
apart from allowing sap to convert your smart form to pdf u can also do it by downloading two software files
and then install it in your local system.
links for those files are.
http://www.pdf995.com/download.html
and download pdf printer driver from here
after that goto printer setup and make PDF995 as default printer.
and finally when your smart form is ready to print just click on print button then as your default printer is pdf995 it will convert your smartform into pdf and that u can save it in your system.
plz reward point .
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