PDF Javascript "Operation is not permitted" error

Question

Hello all,
I have been asked to create a PDF form that will be sent to a user, they fill it out and then they click a button on the PDF that emails it to a specified email address. I know this can easily be done in Adobe LiveCycle but we currently dont have that and I am trying to avoid using anything other than Acrobat and Reader.
I am testing some things out and I have created a link on the page that uses the following JavaScript:

this.submitForm({
cURL: "mailto:[email protected]",
cSubmitAs: "PDF"
});

This works fine in Adobe Acrobat, but not in Reader (Which is what the users will view it in). When using the Adobe debugging console I get the following error message:

RaiseError: This operation is not permitted. Doc.submitForm:3:Link undefined:Mouse Up ===> This operation is not permitted.

Any idea what is happening and why Reader wont open it properly? Thanks in advance for all who contribute.

Answer 1

Check the permissions of all files involved. Often times the user trying to access content won't have the necessary privileges.