Acrobat 8 PDF Forms and Coldfusion

I was wondering if anyone had any success submitting and
storing PDF form submissions using Coldfusion. I have been
successful submitting XML data from PDF forms, but wonder if anyone
has been submitting data as XDP with PDF or PDF submission formats
without LiveCycle.
Thanks in advance!
Shannon

This is the best "HELP" i've found, it's not even an answer.
http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bbf90d7/0

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