Sorry for the confusion.  I do not know how Acrobat works but I can
say that Adobe Reader 8.1.1 allows you download the Adobe File
Applications (AFA), fill them out, and submit them.  What else do you
need :)

You will need to have a program to create .pdf files for the
attachments.  I just print to PDF with my Mac, I do not know if you
can do that with a non-Mac or do you need the Acrobat program to do
the conversions?

Bob
xxxxxx@umich.edu

On Nov 16, 2007, at 12:48 PM, Larkin Tom wrote:

I was confused by this post since older versions of Adobe Reader
don't create files.  But I downloaded Adobe Reader 8.1.1 and it seems
to come up as the program of choice when you opt to "print"  - i.e.
save a file as a PDF.  Does version 8.1.1 have functions that are
more like Adobe Acrobat?

We will be submitting next week via Grants.gov so my interest in this
is more than academic.

Thanks,
Larkin Tom
Southwestern University

Robert R. Beattie wrote:
> These errors mean that  the Adobe Form Application (AFA) was either
> prepared with something other than Adobe Reader 7.0.9 or 8.1.1 or
> maybe submitted with some other program. Most likely the preparer
> used another version of reader or used Acrobat. You cannot tell
> what program was used until you do the submission and find out that
> it was the wrong one.  Re-do the whole AFA with the corrrect program.
>
> The Grants.gov warning that only Reader 7.0.9 or 8.1.1 will work
> with applications is TRUE.  Spread the word to your campuses, get
> the right version of Reader.
>
> Bob
> xxxxxx@umich.edu
>
> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:04:53 -0900
>  Andrew Parkerson-Gray <xxxxxx@UAF.EDU> wrote:
>> Speaking of Adobe and Grants.gov, does anyone have a clue what the
>> heck
>> these errors mean? They're totally cryptic. Grants.gov is yet to
>> respond
>> to me...I've gone over the application several times, and nothing
>> seems
>> to be missing or out of place...Any ideas?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Andrew
>>
>>> Dear Applicant:
>>>
>>> Your submission was received on 2007-11-14T13:37:40-04:00
>>> .
>>> However it contained the following error and cannot be forwarded
>>> to the granting agency.
>>>
>>>
>>> Error: Schema validation failed DefaultValidationHandler found 4
>>> problems:
>>>     4 Errors:
>>>     1: (line 2 column 3976) cvc-complex-type.2.4.d: Invalid
>>> content starting with element 'SF424A:BudgetSummary'. No child
>>> element is expected at this point.
>>>     2: (line 2 column 8020) cvc-complex-type.2.4.a: Invalid
>>> content starting with element 'globLib:State'. One of '{"http://
>>> apply.grants.gov/system/GlobalLibrary-V2.0":State, "http://
>>> apply.grants.gov/system/GlobalLibrary-V2.0":Province, "http://
>>> apply.grants.gov/system/GlobalLibrary-V2.0":ZipPostalCode,
>>> "http://apply.grants.gov/system/GlobalLibrary-V2.0":Country}' is
>>> expected.
>>>     3: (line 2 column 8347) cvc-complex-type.2.4.a: Invalid
>>> content starting with element 'globLib:PrefixName'. One of
>>> '{"http://apply.grants.gov/system/GlobalLibrary-V2.0":PrefixName,
>>> "http://apply.grants.gov/system/GlobalLibrary-V2.0":FirstName}'
>>> is expected.
>>>     4: (line 2 column 10693) cvc-complex-type.2.4.a: Invalid
>>> content starting with element 'globLib:PrefixName'. One of
>>> '{"http://apply.grants.gov/system/GlobalLibrary-V2.0":PrefixName,
>>> "http://apply.grants.gov/system/GlobalLibrary-V2.0":FirstName}'
>>> is expected.
>>>
>>> The document is NOT valid!
>>>  Please correct the above error and resubmit your application to
>>> Grants.gov.
>>
>>
>> Tracy Springberry wrote:
>>> I just submitted a USGS non competing budget for this year via
>>> Grants.gov and it was on Adobe forms.
>>>
>>> Tracy Springberry
>>>
>>>
>>
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