Creating hyperlinks in fillable forms

How do I add hyperlinks (e.g., send email, display form, display web page, etc.) after I have created a fillable form using Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.0? I can create them in the original PDF file but upon conversion to fillable, links are lost.

Some but not all Acroform Javascript is supported in xfa forms.
You can find more information on how to convert Acroform javascript to xfa form javascript from the document that the link is provided below.
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/sdk/AcroJS_DesignerJS.pdf
I also posted a work around for create a link to another web page from xfa form. Here is the link to that post.
http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?128@@.3bba1fb6

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