Send PDF form to FTP server folder

I am not sure if this is possible, but one of my clients wants it, so I'm checking. They have a PDF form set up that currently sends the attachment via the user's email program. My client doesn't like that. So they want it to when a user fills out the PDF and submits it, the filled out PDF is sent to an FTP folder they can access. Is it possible to send a PDF to a specified FTP folder? If so, what all would be needed?
Thanks

Not possible. You can submit to a web server, which can then save the file somewhere, but this would involve some programming.

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hi all,
i am saving a pdf form in application server and when the user wants the same file then i want to retrive that file from application and show the user and it should not be saved to presentation server only he should see it.
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1st solution - use DOI (desktop office integration). This way you can open Adobe, Microsoft, and others application documents directly in the SAP windows. See SAP document how to do it. It's not a little work, but it should fulfill your requirements.
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You can submit whole PDF format as long as you enable usage rights on the PDF.
Normally Adobe Reader users can only submit the data, XFDF, FDF, XDP, XML.
To enable usage rights on the PDF you will need to use Adobe Acrobat Std/Pro.
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