InfoPath Dev

O.K. I am lacking greatly on writing code but I need to learn. What is the recommended code for Inforpath 2003, that is if there is one. I want to learn a code and would like to start with the one that is recommended by this forum. I am sure that there will be differences of opinions so will someone with plenty of experience set me straight.

Thanks
Phillip

Hi Phillip,

If possible, it is best to have zero code in your solution. This cuts down on maintenance costs later. To do this you can move functionality to a web service tier or do it with declartive logic in the form.

If you must add code to the form the best way is with Visual Studio 2005 (VS2003 will work but it doesn't have nearly as good Intellisense and syntax highlighting) and a managed code language. Currently the only managed code lanugages that are available for use with InfoPath are VB.NET and C#.NET. Everyone at Qdabra Software uses C#.NET and this is my personal favorite. I also think that Microsoft has declared it as the best practice language for InfoPath development, but don't quote me on that.

If you need some help getting started with Visual Studio there are sevearl posts on the forums about getting this started, but let us know if you hit a roadblock. Good luck!

Thanks for the info Matt.
Seeing that code needs to be limited, let me state what I need to do that I figured only code could do.
I have a form with a text box called short description.
I want the form only opened and filled out to save the for using what is in that text box. The text will change for each form of course. the Jscript question I posted earlier was because of what I am trying to do here.
Any suggestions.

Phillip