Converting XFA Form to Static PDF in C# for Browser Compatibility

Question

I have this C# code and I am trying to convert an XFA form into a standard static PDF so that it can be opened in a browser. Unfortunately, the code converts the XFA form in such a way that the expected result is not present in the output file. Could you please advise me on how to modify the code?"

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using iText.Forms;
using iText.Forms.Fields;
using iText.Kernel.Colors;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;

namespace iText.Samples.Sandbox.Acroforms
{
    public class RemoveXFA
    {
        public static readonly String DEST = @"C:\temp\xfa-form-filled.pdf";
        public static readonly String SRC = @"C:\temp\xfa-form.pdf";

        public static void Main(String[] args)
        {
            // Ensure the destination directory exists
            FileInfo file = new FileInfo(DEST);
            file.Directory.Create();

            // Create an instance of RemoveXFA and manipulate the PDF
            new RemoveXFA().ManipulatePdf(DEST);
        }

        protected void ManipulatePdf(String dest)
        {
            // Open the source PDF and prepare to write to the destination PDF
            PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(SRC), new PdfWriter(dest));
            PdfAcroForm form = PdfFormCreator.GetAcroForm(pdfDoc, true);

            // Remove the XFA form from the PDF
            form.RemoveXfaForm();

            // Get all form fields from the PDF
            IDictionary<String, PdfFormField> fields = form.GetAllFormFields();

            // Iterate over the form fields
            foreach (KeyValuePair<String, PdfFormField> name in fields)
            {
                // Check if the field name contains "Total"
                if (name.Key.IndexOf("Total") > 0)
                {
                    // Set the field color to red
                    name.Value.SetColor(ColorConstants.RED);
                }

                // Set the field value to "X"
                name.Value.SetValue("X");
            }

            // Close the PDF document
            pdfDoc.Close();
        }
    }
}

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