Is it possible to Embed a PDF and command by a button within a PDF document

Is it possible to embed a fillable PDF form onto a PDF document and using the button to open the embedded file?
I am using XI Pro.
Thanks.
Jj

Files cannot be "embedded" in a PDF.
Attach the form PDF to the not-a-form PDF.
Create the Button field on the not-a-form PDF.
For the Button's Action select "Go to a page view".
You'd open the attached form PDF.
The Action wll look like:
Mouse Up
    Go to a page in another document
           File: PDF attachment
           Page: 1
           Zoom level: Fit Page
The default "Open" for the attached PDF is "Window set by user preference".
You can edit this to select either "New Window" or "Existing Window".
Be well...

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