PDF Template with user updateable fields

Does anyone have instructions from begin to end on how to create a PDF template with a field that is both populated by XML and allows for user to update when opened in Adobe 8 viewer or higher? I have been successful in creating the template, but once the pdf is output via concurrent program XDODTEXE the fields are no longer updateable. I have looked into the xdo.cfg in XDO_TOP and set the property all-field-readonly to FALSE, but I am still unsuccessful. Any thoughts or help would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks,
Jamie
We solved the problem... xdo.cfg contained a typo.
Edited by: jmdavis on Jan 22, 2009 1:35 PM

Sorry... I was only successful in getting the fields to update with Adobe Professional. Viewer works on the original template I associate to the XML / PDF, but when I view the output in Viewer I get a warning indicating the extended features have been changed. I am still searching... I will update when I get the final answer.
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