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Submission as pdf file, not xml

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2008-05-22 21:09:18
aja
Registered: May 6 2008
Posts: 21

I would like to receive the completed form (originally created in Live Cycle Designer) as a pdf file. By default, the data is coming back as xml. Is there a way to just receive the completed pdf form and not the xml data?

Thanks.

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2008-05-23 01:21:02
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Aalandriel
Acrobat 9
Registered: May 20 2008
Posts: 19
In LCD select your button, make sure it's assigned as a button, not as an email submit button. Under control type choose submit. Go into the submit tab that appears in the Object palette, and from the submit as dropdown choose PDF.

Be aware though, that submit as PDF is an Acrobat standard or higher feature. You will not be able to submit the form if filling out in reader as this will require the reader to be able to save the pdf, an this is not possible. Not even when reader rights are enabled IIRC.

/Ida
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2008-05-24 17:04:08
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aja
Registered: May 6 2008
Posts: 21
Thank you for your reply. Could the form be made in Acrobat Professional using the form tools and the completed form be returned as a pdf (not just the data)? Just wanted to verify that there is no way to have the data returned as a pdf if the user completing the form is only using the Reader.
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2008-05-27 06:33:51
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lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
Aalandriel wrote:
Be aware though, that submit as PDF is an Acrobat standard or higher feature. You will not be able to submit the form if filling out in reader as this will require the reader to be able to save the pdf, an this is not possible. Not even when reader rights are enabled IIRC./Ida
This was true of Acrobat 7; however, in Acrobat 8 Professional you can Reader-enable your form and recipients using Reader (7.0.5 or later depending on the features you use on LiveCycle Designer) will be able to save the form field data.

http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/reader_enabled_forms/

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

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2008-05-27 14:15:33
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woodsman707
Registered: May 27 2008
Posts: 5
Actually, I had this same problem, and I believe what you're asking for is this:

When a user submits the form via email, it is coming in as XML and not PDF.

To fix:
Highlight the button in Design view and then switch to view XML source (shows as a tab next to "display as PDF". You'll see the XML associated with that object and a line like the following:

CHANGE submit format="xml" to "pdf" and you're done.

Hope this helps.
J
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