Managing iPad files with Dropbox

Hi there,
I'm very new to setting up an iPad and am wanting to do the following:
Be able to have a PDF template (ie. a costing sheet) that I can fill in the specific details for the client and then save a copy to a specific Dropbox location (often needing to create a new folder at this time) as well as renaming the file from the generic name to something more specific (ie. Smith Costings). I've created a PDF form which would work, but I'm wanting to save a copy to Dropbox and then reset the form to be able to do it again for the next quote.
Is this possible? I currently have the PDF Max app on there which will let me save to a specific Dropbox location, but it won't let me create a new folder or rename the file which is a really vital part of the process.
I'm also wanting to do a similar thing within an annotation program. I have the Bamboo Paper app by Wacom so that I can mark on specific requirements for the job and then I want to save it to a specific Dropbox location (once again, this may involve creating a new folder) and renaming the file.
Thanks - any help would be greatly appreciated.
Magic™

I keep a backup of my music library on a portable harddrive, using microsoft's "Synctoy:"
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E0FC1154-C975-4814-9649 -CCE41AF06EB7&displaylang=en
Works perfectly for syncronizing a folder on the main harddrive with the portable drive, only copying whatever has changed or added since the last sync.
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