Acrobat form fields- is it possible to have a sign-in validation before proceeding?

I am building an interactive pdf for one of my clients. She would like for me to create a registration form on page 1, which would be a mandatory sign-in delivered to an online data base.
Here is my question: Is it possible to create a pdf registration form that only allows access to the rest of the pdf once they have completed the form?
Any information is much appreciated!
Wendy

There are various ways this can be done, but none of them will work 100% of the time.
For example, you could:
- Hide all the form fields until the user fills in the data on the first page
- Use a script to prevent the user from leaving the first page until the form is filled
- Place the rest of the file in an attached PDF which will be opened when the user fills the form

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