Attaching files to a PDF form and Submission.

I'm pretty new to LC (hence the sn) and running into a little problem. Currently, I have created a form that allows the attachment of files. Everything is fine and dandy as I am able to ADD, OPEN and DELETE any file as I'm filling out the form. However, when I SUBMIT the form in an email to myself, the submitted PDF form does not have any of the files attached to the form. What am I not doing? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Hi, I'm responding on behalf of AdobeNoobie122...
Thanks for your response Paul. I’m currently using LC to develop/run the PDF. It is in the PDF that I attach the files associated with my form and submit to myself. Upon receiving the email, I notice the PDF is present without any of the attachments. And yes, I am submitting the entire PDF and not a data file.

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