PDF Form and WordPress Website

Q:1 - How Can I upload a PDF Form on my wordpress website, allow the users to fill in the forms, and then have them submit those forms back to me (re-directed them to my email address),

A:1 - Three methods are available (see below...)

A:1:Method 1) The easiest; but, most unreliable way is to add a submit button to the form and use the button's Action URL to point to the email address; Example: type "mailto:you[at].domain.com"; but use the desired recipients email. This method requires end-users client-side email software correctly setup and it may not work with web mail end-users. This method requires Adobe Reader.

A:1:Method 2) This method requires Adobe JavaScript research and knowledge. This is an unreliable way;because, it also relies on client-side email software. It is fairly straight forward to setup if you follow the examples in the Adobe JS reference found on Adobe's Support Website. You will need to add a submit button to the form and then add a JavaScript Action to the button mouse-up event. There are several methods under Doc and App classes that give you complete control over the message's TO, CC, BCC, Subject, and partial control over the message Body. You can pull the field values from form fields using (var FieldName1 = this.getField("FieldName1").value) and inject it into the email message properties using the button's JavaScript. This method requires end-users client-side email software correctly setup and it may not work with web mail end-users. This method requires Adobe Reader.

A:1:Method 3) The most reliable way is it to add a submit button to the form and set the button's URL action to point to a server-side script; such as, PHP or ASP.net. The script can bypass client-side email software and send the submission using an SMTP account. This method will give you complete control over the email message. This method requires Adobe Reader.

Q:2 - I want to receive them as a PDF file, and not just as an raw data file?

A:2 - End users normally can only submit the form data; and extending user rights allows Adobe Reader users to submit the whole PDF format. ASP.net scripts are more robust and have more capabilities than PHP; because, the use of ASP.net and iText (iTextSharp) technologies are able to parse and populate the submission data back into a blank form and attach the whole merged PDF document to an email message; so there's no need to add extended usage rights to the PDF document when using ASP.net scripts.  The ASP.net scripts can also inject the submission's form field values into the message body, TO, CC, BCC, attachment file name and message subject.

Q:3 - I know there is a way, since I have fill many forms, online, and received copies of those forms, filled, and had the capabilities of either print or save them to my computer.  Can anyone help me?  Thank you.

A:3 - Sure, visit the following website for online examples:

www.pdfemail.net/examples/

1. You upload it to your site and then add a link to it, just like any other media file.

2. Add a button, go to its Properties and then add a Submit Form action under the Mouse Up trigger.

Under the target URL enter "mailto:me@server.com", using your own email address of course, and as the type of file to submit select to submit the complete PDF.