Import tab delimited data in livecycle designed form

Hello,
Is it possible to import tab delimited data in livecycle designed xdp form?
Also will it work when we user right enable form so that user can import their data in PDf form?
Thanks
Manoj

Hi Paul,
This is what I get when in use the function importData
NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method.
Doc.importXFAData:-1:XFA:topmostSubform[0]:Receipt[0]:Button8[0]:click
so what settings are needed and how should my file be formatted. doe sthis function work for XMl or text files or both?
Now when I use load xml function I get this error
Xml parsing error: syntax error (error code 2), line 1, column 1 of file
the file contents are:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
      <Receipt>
           <cfien>This is the new string</cfien>
      </Receipt>
where receipt is my form name and cfien is my field name.
Can you tell me how to make an XMl file to load the data or give a sample file. Do I need to have SOM expressions in field names?
Thanks
Manoj

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