InfoPath Dev

I have created a browser enabled InfoPath 2010 form which submits to a SP list and submit an e-mail with a copy of the form to the e-mail selected in the form.

Now I want to include a link in the form or the mail so the user directly from the e-mail client can click this link and open the form.

I have searched different fourms and Infopath dev for a correct answer but have not succes finding the right answer.

Any advice would be very helpful...

What is your naming convention for your submitted XML?

I ask because you may be able to use a formula to create the URL you need - you could set the default value for a field to the formula for the URL and then have a hyperlink control on your form with that field as the data source....

The only real hiccup would be if your file names contain characters that SharePoint changes because they are illegal. If so, you may have to get a bit fancy with the "translate" function.

Are you using IP 2010 / ShP 2010? If so, you can create a data connection to the library you are submitting to and indicate that you want data only for "this" item - just a guess here, but I'm thinking if you submit via rules, you could submit to SharePoint, then query with the data connection to the library to get the actual XML file name, use the result in the formula for your hyperlink, and finally submit via email.... Mind you - I've not tried that, I'm just thinking outloud.

Hi Hilary,

 thank you very much that you are taking your time to reply on my Q - which I actually thought was easy to solve...

I'm using IP 2010 on an Office 365 Plan E3 solution - also known as SharePoint Online with InfoPath Services.

The form is build as a browser enabled form since the users do not have IP2010 on their clients.

The naming convention used on submit is an unique convention for each form/file by using/adding a date/time stamp to the convention.

The file name will in some cases contain characters that SharePoint will change since the language written in the form is not English.

I submit through a rule.

The no. 2 solution sounds like a good idea - although I'm not sure if that webservice actually is allowed on the Office 365 platform - there are some limitations ei. getting the username is not allowed !!!

If you could provide me with more details how to do the query I guess that it could be a solution....