FDF, mailForm and Reader DC

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Good morning all.I am using Acrobat Pro DC to create a "smart" form. One of the form features is the option to email form field data as FDF at the press of a button.My problem is that although this works in Acrobat, it does not work in Acrobat Reader DC. According to the Acrobat Javascript Scripting Reference #5431 however, it seems that this feature is available in Adobe 5.1 Reader, but requires Advanced Forms Features Rights.So, After completing the development of the form, I save it as Save As Other > Reader Extended PDF > Enable More Tools...Unfortunately, it does not work. Am I missing something here? Is Acrobat Reader DC a version that does not support this feature? How/where can I find Adobe 5.1 Reader?You see this feature is critical for the distribution of the form and if a workaround cannot be found, I will most probably lose the assignment....Any help appreciated!

try67 · Accepted Answer

The mailForm method requires a special right to work in Reader, but you don't need to use it. The submitForm method will do pretty much exactly the same thing.

try67 · Answer

Reader DC can certainly submit form data. What exact code did you use?

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