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I have not used livecycle before. There are overloads of info on this topic, but I can't find one page or example that explains how to correctly and simply, submit my filled out form to a directory on my webserver.

I have my pdf form created in livecycle ES2. I found good info in many forums, blogs etc and from adobe. But am I missing something thats needed to make this work? (that needs to be installed on the server?). I was under the impression my form could be filled out and submitted/saved to a directory from my site visitors without the use of anything installed on the server. I just want whatever the user fills out in the pdf to be saved to that pdf and saved to the server.

This link was helpful: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/332/332289.html

but I still am doing something wrong.

Generic buttons

You can set a generic button to be a submit button in the Object > Field palette. Once you set the button as a submit button, a Submit tab is available in the Object palette. You can choose the following formats:

from that info provided - this is the solution I want :

-- PDF: Submits a package containing an embedded PDF file. Choose this format if the form contains a signature field, or if a copy of the form together with its data needs to be saved by Adobe LiveCycle Forms or submitted to some other kind of target server. Do not choose this option if the form initiates server-side processing, if Adobe LiveCycle Forms will be used to render HTML or dynamic forms at run time, or if the form is a PDF form that will be filled in Adobe Reader without the use of Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions.

I read additional notes that I need to enable the usage rights which I tried by saving the form from LiveCycle, opening in ACROBAT X PRO and :

extending the rights to the reader, there is no Advanced selection under tools.

In Adobe Pro X, to get the pdf fillable emailed back to you you must save the file with the rights extended, and this is found in File>>Save As>>Reader Extended PDF, and select “Enable Additional Features.

It will allow the receiver to fill and email or fill and save and attach to and e-mail.

Has anyone had success with this? and know how to make it work? I created the generic button, edit properties, chose PDF and assigned a URL (the directory to store the saved files) ....what part am I missing?

Last but need least I read other info that said I need a servlet to save...??

rick
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You have to create a pdf in pdf designer, place a button. On the button click you can call the webservice as the code below

var cURL = <url to your webservice>; 
SOAP.wireDump = false;
var service = SOAP.connect(cURL);
var Input = {'<give the input to your webservice here>'};
var result = service.YourWebMethod(Input);

After dat save the form as Dynamic Xml Form. the importent part is, you have to 'reader extend' the pdf you have created.

Hali
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