Saving Forms

I am currently using Adobe Acrobat X Pro, and I am creating a form that allows the user to fill in certain fields. I would like the user to be able to save their own copy, but not actually replace the original form.
Is this possible and if so, how do I save it in this way?
Thank you for your help!

You might add a save as button and then make the original read only. If they download the form, what is the problem with them overwriting the form?

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Hi Narayana,
if you want to export xml data from Reader to local disk you can use a command:
xfa.host.exportData("",0);
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Yes, you can save form in Adobe Live cycle designer as pdf and you can open it in Adobe Reader and test it. It will work.
In tab Submit for your button set these properties:
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Submit to URL: url of your page
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          using System.IO;
          using System.Web;
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               const int coniBufferLen=1024;
               string lsTmpFile;
               try
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                    FileStream loFS=null;
                    try {loFS=File.Create(lsTmpFile);}
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                         // TODO
                         return;
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                    int liNacteno=0;
                    byte[] laResponse=null;
                    int liLen=Math.Min(coniBufferLen,liCelkem-liNacteno);
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                         liNacteno+=liLen;
                         liLen=Math.Min(coniBufferLen,liCelkem-liNacteno);
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I was wondering if someone could help me.
I have a form that is created in Adobe 9 that is sent out and the form is filled out and then submitted back but the problem is that many of the users who click the "Submit Form" button it does not appear to open an email with the form attached (this works for me and some of the people but it appears that more and more users of the form have the problem).
I was wondering if it is possible to have the users save the form once it has been filled in so it can be manually emailed as an attachement.
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Thank you for your swift response,
The problem is that the form has to be filled out and then submitted via email, as you mentioned the email clients have trouble, I do not have a problem with the amount of submissions as I do not think I will ever hit the max on the form.
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Etat HTTP 500 - System Unavailable. Please try again later.
type Rapport d'état
message System Unavailable. Please try again later.
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f04: {7a1a1a3aDa1a5a1a2aDaDm5a8a9aDm8a1a2a2a2a9a4a(09)Da0a5a0a6aDm7a6a0a4a9aDa6aDa0a3a(09)3aDa4a3a0aDa1a6a(09)Da2a1a0a8a1a2a(09)1a3a2aDa1a1a1a0a5a2aDaDa5a1a1a5a2a4aDa4a6m7a0a3m4m(09)6aDa3aDmDa2a8a4aDaDa(09)8aDa7a(09)0aDa0aDaDaDa3a2a5aDa0a9a2aDaDaDaDmDa2a1a0a0a(09)Da7a2a6a1a1aDa0a5a3a4a(09)3a0a4a8a8aDa0a4a3a6a6a1a1aDa(09)6a9a0a2a1a1aDa0a9a(09)8a0a4a8a0a0aDa0a(09)0mDaDaDa6a}
p_page_submission_id:3209856541065050
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f03: {0000000000000000}
f02: {12345678910111213141516}
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fcud:U
p_t01:1000002
p_arg_names: {9716035995860003}
p_flow_id:102
p_instance:4258835777415386
f05: {7a 1a 1a 3a Da Dm 5a 8a 9a Dm 9a 4a (09) Da 10a 5a 10a 4a 9a Da 6a 4a 3a Da Da 1a 8a 1a 2a (09) 1a 3a 0a 5a 2a Da Da 4a Da 4a 6m 7a 3a Dm Da 2a 8a 7a (09) 10a Da 0a Da Da 9a 9a 2a Da 1a 9a 10a (09) Da 7a 0a 5a 3a 4a (09) 3a 0a 4a 3a 6a 6a 0a 2a 1a 1a Da 8a 0a 0a Da 10a }
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f01: {1000002100000210000021000002100000210000021000002100000210000021000002100000210000021000002100000210000021000002}
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p_request:SUBMIT
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p_t01:1000002
p_arg_names: {9716035995860003}
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PLS-00306: wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'ACCEPT'
ORA-06550: line 2, column 2:
PLS-00306: wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'ACCEPT'
ORA-06550: line 2, column 2:
PLS-00306: wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'ACCEPT'
ORA-06550: line 2, column 2:
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ORA-06550: line 2, column 2:
PLS-00306: wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'ACCEPT'
ORA-06550: line 2, column 2:
PLS-00306: wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'ACCEPT'
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