ImportData() in a Dynamic PDF in Reader

Hello. I am attempting to create a PDF that reads XML that was generated by a different PDF. One of my requirements is that the PDFs must work in Reader.
I started off using a Static PDF and the xfa.host.importData() method. This works in Reader, except for when there is more than one instance of an XML element in the imported file. So then I saved the PDF as a Dynamic PDF, and now the call to importData() no longer works in Reader.
Are there restrictions on Dynamic PDFs in Reader?
Thanks in advance.

This don't seems to be a problem of the form.
It's more likely that Readers save operation fails because the file is used by another process (Exploerers preview pane for example) or there are no rights to save into the current directory.

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