Hello,

Thank you for your advice.  I've created a sample Windows application
that performs the conversion, using the object model you have guided me
to.

The source, for anyone who is interested, goes along these lines:

       private void btnConvert_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
       {
           try
           {
               formControl1.XmlForm.CurrentView.Export(s_filenameOut,
                   ExportFormat.Pdf);
           }
           catch (Exception ex)
           {
               MessageBox.Show("Error: " + ex);
           }
       }

       private void btnOpen_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
       {
           try
           {
               formControl1.Open(s_filenameIn);
               formControl1.XmlForm.CurrentView.ForceUpdate();
           }
           catch (Exception ex)
           {
               MessageBox.Show("Error: " + ex);
           }
       }

Fairly simple and convenient.  This is in a Windows application.  I
have a question:

Is it possible to do this from the command line?  All the articles I've
come across relate to the Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.FormControl object,
which is a Windows form component.  I'm unable to use it from a command
line application.  Is there a way I could do this?

Thank you for your help.

Cheers and regards,
Misha