LiveCycle Form produced on a PC v IPad

Can a working LiveCycle form produced on a PC using ES2 be made to work under Adobe Reader 10 on an IPad or must it be generated from the Mac version, or don't they work at all?

That can't be true.  I created a form using LiveCycle Designer and I can currently see it and fill it in on the reader.  I would love to send the form to someone so they can tell me what I did right becuase I can't seem to create any more forms that I am able to view.  Is there anyone I can send that file to to have a look at and give me some feedback?

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    Nevermind I solved my own problem.  I can see there has already been alot of people viewing this question.  So I'm going to post what I already posted as a discussion as a reply here.
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  • How to merge static pdf files and dynamic livecycle forms

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