Why can't I use soap.request() in Adobe Reader X?

Question

I have a small PDF that uses soap.request() to submit data

This works fine under Adobe Acrobat. I've exported the file with extended Reader abilities, but once I try to invoke soap.request(), I'm getting the following error

Security settings prevent access to this property or method

Any ideas?

I've read abit and it seems like I need to use Adobe Livecycle Reader extentions in order to create a PDF that has this ability, is this correct?

Answer 1

I do not have personal experience with calling a SOAP webservice in Adobe Reader but this forums.adobe.com thread confirms your assumption.

Answer 2

from the Adobe documentation (SOAP) - API documentation

SOAP is only available in : "...in Acrobat Pro and Acrobat Standard and for documents with Form Export Rights open in Adobe Reader 6.0 or later."