Using Adobe form designer in ABAP Workbench

Hi,
I am trying to do a POC on PDF generations from ABAP workbench( not from Net weaver developer studio) .
Right now when I go into SFP transaction and clcik on layout tab it gives me error saying 'Error occured in communicating with layout editor' . i am thinking this may be because of i dont have Adobe form designer on my machine. Is it needs to be installed on sever or each machine.
Can anyone guide me on how to start.
Regards
MB

The designer is required, but it is included with the SAPGui 640 (if you choose it in the installation). If you are on SP12 or higher you need an update to the designer that doesn't come with the SAPGui (Designer 7.0). You can download this by itself from the Service Marketplace. There is an OSS note with install instructions. You do have to remove any old versions before you install the new one.

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I have emailed you some documents for Adobe forms development in the ABAP workbench.
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