Is it possible to dynamically create form fields in PDF form?

Hi all,
I would like to dynamically create object like textbox, dropdown list from xml data. For example:
When I receive following xml data:
<field name="Check Box" type="selectbox"/>
<field name="Text Field" type="textbox"/>
I want to generate 2 form fields check box and text field with title "Check Box" and "Text Field" accordingly.
Is it possible to do it in javascript for PDF form?
Thank you and regards,
Anh

You cannot dynamically create objects on the fly like that but you can create interpret the XML and create an XDP file (which is the language of the template file) then bring that into Designer and create a PDF from that.
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