Using a form in dreamweaver to create a pdf

HI. Can anyone help me. I've just bought CS4 and i'm
getting to grips with dreamweaver, i want to know if its possible
to create a form that when the user presses submit creates a PDF
that is automatically sent to my printers via email with all their
details filled in. (photo, address etc). It doesn't necesarily have
to be a pdf just a form embedded in an image that wil allow me to
automatically generate an email that can go straight to be printed
(i don't want to have to collect the form info and then manually
enter it into the image to be printed). The document is a novelty
identity card, a bit like a passport. any tips would be
good.

Yes, but this really has nothing to do with Dreamweaver. You
would need to install a server side pdf generator. There are 3rd
party products you can purchase, or you can build yourself.
http://www.devshed.com/c/a/PHP/PDF-Generation-With-PHP/

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