Attempting to auto-fill from .AI file

Hello,
I'm trying to streamline a corporate process. Is there any way to get a PDF file to auto-complete fields by referencing them in an Adobe Illustrator document?
Thanks

Hi George - I'll be as specific as I'm allowed to be (frustrating I know)
We have illustrator documents with standard title blocks, containing text fields like Author, Date, etc.
For each of those there are a number of PDF forms--paperwork that needs to be reviewed by different groups as part of the project. The PDF forms require redundant information to be filled in (Author, Date, etc), which currently has to be done by hand, taking time and increasing the chance of a typographical error or omission, which can derail the whole process depending on what's incorrect. We're hoping to get the PDFs to fill themselves in automatically by refencing the illustrator documents. Of course, none of us are exactly programmers, so any scripts that would need to be continually altered turn out to be a net loss.
Is there any Acrobat or Illustrator tool/process that could help us out? Its worth noting that even minor workflow improvements are welcome (we've implemented a couple already).
Thanks,
Chris

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