possible to get currency rate to auto update from web?

There is a solution to this issue, in fact there are probably several, but they all involve programming. There are currency conversion WebServices, so this is one way to go. But it will only work if the user is in Acrobat Pro/Std or the form has special Rights Enabling. There is also a way in LiveCycle scripting to get the contents of a webpage. So you could parse the values out of the webpage. In don't know if this functionality works in Reader. And webpages tend to change, so unless you have control over it the form may stop working at some point.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thanks thomp,
will try what I can and let you know :)