Print to PDF without Buttons

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Hello, I have a form with buttons and fields galore.  The buttons are all set to "hide when printing".

I want to be able to have a button that "prints the document as PDF" flattened, so that all the fields remain filled in (not editable), and the buttons are hidden.   I can't do this with "Save" because the buttons show up, and the fields are still editable.

Is there a button action or script that can do this?

Currently, when I hit Print, then select PDF from the dialogue, I get the following error (attached)

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Just checking back if anyone has any ideas...

[try67]

Is this file going to be used solely in Acrobat, or will it also be used in Reader?

If the latter, you can't do it. What you can do is set the fields as read-only and hide the buttons, using a script.

If the former you can hide the buttons fields and then flatten the file. Printing a PDF to a new PDF (AKA "re-frying" it) is not recommended.

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Thanks so much for your response.  It'd be kept within Acrobat. 

Am I using the wrong software for my purposes?  I need to fill out this timecard weekly (which is why I want a lot of it automated), and I need to send a PDF of it to the accountant.