Submit PDF Data via SOAP

Situation:
Write a PDF out to a public share.
Email the location reference to a user.
Allow the person to add their data to the form.
Allow the person to submit.
I would like to submit the data to a workflow process.
From what I have read, a lot of people indicate this is done by writing a web service that acts as a proxy to the actual workflow process. Is that really the best/easiest way?
I know that LiveCycle exposes the WSDL for any workflow process that is written. Is there a way to call that directly without the proxy?
I know you can set up a Data Connection on a form. Is that the best way?
Can I simply but the end point of the LiveCycle SOAP endpoint in the "Submit To Url" field of a Submit button?
Any words of wisdom?

There are six different ways to initiate a workflow process. 3 are created automatically when the process is activated and 3 require you to build an endpoint.
1. Automatic endpoint - Data Services - you could submit the data to a servlet or other such program and in turn have it call Data Services to start the process.
2. Automatic endpoint - EJB interface - submit the data to a servlet and have it call the EJB interface to start the process.
3. Automatic endpoint - Web Service interface - same as above but use the SOAP interface instead. You could also have the form call the SOAP interface directly but there will be some work required on the form to get the contents of the form to submit via SOAP.
4. Endpoint requires config - Watched folder - you can save out the data to a shared network drive. That drive is monitored by Livecycle and your process is kicked off when a file is dropped into that folder.
5. Endpoint requires config - Email endpoint - same as #4 except email is used and not a folder.
6. Endpoint requires config - TaskManager endpoint - make use of workspace to have the user choose the process to start and the data is submitted to the process automatically.

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I am new to LiveCycle Desiger suite. I have created a form using live cycle .When user fill the form , i want this info to pass servlet
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Where I can find detailed information on the process of sending data from pdf form stored on the website to the sql database stored on web server ?? Where I can find some samples I could use to build my form and related script(s).
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Hi Paul,
Thank you very much for your quick response. I can not retrieve your
attachments, so please send them by email. Thank you.
What does it mean that DSN has to be set up on each machine which will run
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Regards,
Tony Pluta
Graphics Designer
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Broadmeadow NSW 2292
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Subject
submit pdf form data to sql database
If you want the form to contact the DB directly you will have to set up a
DSN on each of the machines that will run the form. Note that this wil
only work on Windows machines. Also the form must be launched for the
script to run (you mentioned the PDF was stored on the web server). I have
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seem to be working correctly on the forum yet. If you cannot retrieve them
post your email and I will email them to you directly.
Paul

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