Auto-numbering a print-only form

Greetings,

I am creating a form using LiveCycle Designer ES 8.2.?The form was created with the Purchase Order template within the program.?I want to add a field that will automatically assign a sequential number for tracking purposes.?This will be a print-only form and will not allow the user to save changes.?Is it possible for the form to ''remember'' each time it assigns a number and updating the field automatically with each use?

Thank you for your help,

Amanda Halvorson

Auto-numbering a print-only form

Amanda,

This cannot be accomplished without calling a server-side solution and persisting the form identifier. Each time the form is served to, or opened by, a user the form would have to call a server-side process (a JavaServlet, an ASPX/ASP.Net, or your technology of choice) to read and update the form identifier, whether it is stored in a database, a flat file, or XML.

Steve