Fillable Forms Return

I created a fillable survey form which I want to post on my web site. I used Adobe Designer to do it. I added the "sumbit by email" button and put in the email address they should be returned to (mailto:[email protected]) but it doesn't work. If I test the form by filling it in and trying to email it, it asks me to either save or print the form, but not submit it. Am I missing something? Only thing I could find in help is that the user will have to save the form and then email it to the address I listed. This doesn't make sense if you have a return via email button you should just be able to click that. ???

Can you post your form so we can have a look?
Paul

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hi George,
thanks for the quick reply - i had sent two version to a "test mule" one reader extended one not, this is where the problem outlined above took effect. one would save once completed but would not sign and the other would sign and complete but not save.
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tton it is returned to me as an xml
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Hi Bill,
I finally had the chance to try it and it works perfectly.
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