Merging multiple forms and having shared fields

I am designing multiple forms for a client for application purposes. There are about 40 forms in all. Client is designing a online helper that will help users download only the forms they need for their application. So once that is decided, then we are giving them a download link for required forms only. In the end client will print the forms and submit them manually. (I know it could be done better, but not yet) There will be about 16-17 different combinations of forms.
Thing is, many of these forms have repetitive fields (name, address, phone, email, etc), so we would REALLY like to have it so that once filled out, those fields could quickly populate all the rest of the remaining forms. (does that make sense?)
I have had a couple ideas on how to accomplish this
1) Magic
2) Combined all required forms into one large PDF. Make the 16-17 possible combinations and then just set them all up manually.
Problem is that if Form 6 changes, it may change in 10 different packages. I don't want to do that manually every time there is a change
3) Somehow use Adobe Livecycle to piar the fields up in the different docs, and have them all linked. (think that is impossible, hense #1)
4) Your suggestion?
Thanks in advanced.
Ask any questions you may need.

The templates/PDFs designed in LC are primarily can not talk to each other. But we can make them pull and save the information stored in Database through LC workflow. Which will give them ability to transfer data between using SOAP (we can activate these SOAP transfers on certain events or on user actions). But that involves User acknowledging each time the data transfer activated (of-course there is an option to remember the user action and never ask the user but it is controlled by user). Things get complicated once you start in this direction. However we use this technique in our internal environment.

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Here is cell B2 and C2 merged:
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Enregistrer le script en tant que Script : merge_row_by_row.scpt
déplacer le fichier ainsi créé dans le dossier
<VolumeDeDémarrage>:Utilisateurs:<votreCompte>:Bibliothèque:Scripts:Applications :Numbers:
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L’Utilitaire AppleScript permet d’activer le Menu des scripts :
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Save the script as a Script: merge_row_by_row.scpt
Move the newly created file into the folder:
<startup Volume>:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Scripts:Applications:Numbers:
Maybe you would have to create the folder Numbers and even the folder Applications by yourself.
Select the range of cells to treat
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--=====
The Finder’s Help explains:
To make the Script menu appear:
Open the AppleScript utility located in Applications/AppleScript.
Select the “Show Script Menu in menu bar” checkbox.
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go to the General panel of AppleScript Editor’s Preferences dialog box
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--=====
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
2011/12/18
--=====
on run
          local dName, sName, tName, rowNum1, colNum1, rowNum2, colNum2, r
          my activateGUIscripting()
          set {dName, sName, tName, rowNum1, colNum1, rowNum2, colNum2} to my get_SelParams()
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                    set s_Name to ""
                    repeat with i from 1 to the count of sheets
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                                        exit repeat
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on decoupe(t, d)
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--{code}
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