Fetch Data - InfoPath Dev Sign in | Join | Help in Browser Forms InfoPath (Entire Site) InfoPath Dev InfoPath Dev is dedicated to bringing you the information and tools you need to be successful in your Microsoft Office InfoPath development projects. Home Blogs Forums Photos Downloads InfoPath Dev » InfoPath » Browser Forms » Fetch Data Fetch Data Last post 03-13-2009 11:58 AM by mettlus. 3 replies. Page 1 of 1 (4 items) Sort Posts: Oldest to newest Newest to oldest Previous Next 03-12-2009 08:19 AM mettlus Joined on 03-11-2009 Posts 3 Fetch Data Reply Contact If a user enters a value in a texbox i want to make a db call and get rest of dataand populate in other fields on the formCatch is I need this form to be Browser EnabledHow can I accomplish it? TIA SV 03-12-2009 09:39 PM In reply to Anuma Joined on 07-20-2005 India Posts 525 Re: Fetch Data Mark as Not AnswerMark as Answer... Reply Contact Hi, you will need to write a Web service or create a data connection to connect to the database and pull out the info based on the value entered on the form. You will not be able to filter the auto-populated fields based on the initial field value b/c filtering is not available on browser-enabled InfoPath forms.Can you verify this link:http://blogs.msdn.com/infopath/archive/2006/10/12/cascading-dropdowns-in-browser-forms.aspx Anuma Chinthapalli /http://www.GGKTech.com 03-13-2009 04:10 AM In reply to ErnestoM Joined on 08-27-2007 Posts 3,320 Re: Fetch Data Mark as Not AnswerMark as Answer... Reply Contact If writing your own web service seems like an insurmountable task, you could take a look at DBXL. Here's more info: http://www.qdabra.com/en/products/DBXL.aspx Ernesto MachadoQdabra® Software/ InfoPathDev.comThe InfoPath Experts – Streamline data gathering to turn process into knowledge.™ 03-13-2009 11:58 AM In reply to mettlus Joined on 03-11-2009 Posts 3 Re: Fetch Data Mark as Not AnswerMark as Answer... Reply Contact Writing code is not a problem, challenge was1. TextBox2. Browser Enabled Form I can achieve all easily in VSTO but I need browser enabled forms SV Page 1 of 1 (4 items) Copyright © 2003-2019 Qdabra Software. All rights reserved.View our Terms of Use.
If a user enters a value in a texbox i want to make a db call and get rest of dataand populate in other fields on the formCatch is I need this form to be Browser Enabled
How can I accomplish it?
TIA
Hi, you will need to write a Web service or create a data connection to connect to the database and pull out the info based on the value entered on the form. You will not be able to filter the auto-populated fields based on the initial field value b/c filtering is not available on browser-enabled InfoPath forms.Can you verify this link:http://blogs.msdn.com/infopath/archive/2006/10/12/cascading-dropdowns-in-browser-forms.aspx
If writing your own web service seems like an insurmountable task, you could take a look at DBXL. Here's more info: http://www.qdabra.com/en/products/DBXL.aspx
Writing code is not a problem, challenge was
1. TextBox
2. Browser Enabled Form
I can achieve all easily in VSTO but I need browser enabled forms