Autofill file names on Forms

We are developing a set of fillable forms for teachers to fill in student details. The teachers will not have access to the internet at all times, and will need to save the forms until they are able to email them to us. Is there any way to autofill the filename, so that forms for each student can be saved quickly?

Only if you can install a script on the local machine of each teacher.

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