LiveCycle Replacement in CC

I cannot follow what has happened --
I have some forms used internally and mailed to customers that are 'filled' using XML output from some php routines I wrote. I need to update these forms but I am now using Creative Cloud and apparently I don't have access to Live Cycle Designer, except on an old machine I need to remotely log in to. I just can't see how FormsCentral, now being withdrawn in July 2015 is a replacement, all I need to do is update the existing forms.
So the question is what have Adobe provided along with Acrobat Pro XI to support design of PDF forms that can be filled by importing an xml file? Anything at all?
Best,
Peter

Hi g_miles33!
I wonder the exact same thing. I need to load an extension on startup (that is, not by the user triggering a menu item), and I can't find a way to do it. Have you (it's been almost 4 months since you posted)?
Does anyone know if/when the InDesign SDK may be updated to provide these functions?
Or will a new version of the Native Application Toolkit (surprisingly) be released?

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Updated Windows RT 8 to 8.1
Uninstaled Adobe Reader Touch 1.3 and instaled 2.0 Build 84770
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The form was created 10 or 11 months ago, and we are pretty sure that we were able to open it a while back
The same PDF file opens just fine in Windows 8.1 using Adober Reader XI 11,0.06, it is only the app that is affected.
The document cannot be opened by any other mobile app that we have tried or on another mobile OS (iOS)
Any ideas?
Thanks & Regards
Jim

The user's assertion is surprising to me, but perhaps I'm missing something important. I thought the correct position was from the conclusion of my earlier post "it can't be done". Adobe state their Reader Touch doesn't support XFA (http://blogs.adobe.com/readermobile/2012/12/13/adobe-reader-for-windows-8-tablets/). Unless (see that blog entry) you changed the type of form.

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