validate duplicate filename document library - InfoPath Dev Sign in | Join | Help in InfoPath 2010 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 » InfoPath 2010 » validate duplicate filename document library validate duplicate filename document library Last post 07-14-2013 02:50 PM by Patrick Halstead. 1 replies. Page 1 of 1 (2 items) Sort Posts: Oldest to newest Newest to oldest Previous Next 07-10-2013 04:47 AM infopathdev3232 Joined on 02-13-2013 Posts 11 validate duplicate filename document library Reply Contact Currently am storing infopath form in document library with current date as filename. I want to show error message (popup) when user tries to submit form on same date(need to validate for duplicate filename). 07-14-2013 02:50 PM In reply to Patrick Halstead Joined on 08-08-2006 Posts 5,112 Re: validate duplicate filename document library Mark as Not AnswerMark as Answer... Reply Contact Add a data connection to your form that receives data from the document library where you are submitting your form. Make sure that this receive data is set to not connect on load Add a Form Load rule to your form with the following actions: First add an action to set the value query field for the title to the current date: today() Add an action to query the data connection Add another rule after the one in step 2 that compare the data field in the query data connection The condition should check to see if it exists or is non-blank If so, you can display a dialog popup (filler only) or switch to a view telling the user the form already exists (and give them a link to the form to open it) Patrick HalsteadProject Manager at Qdabra Page 1 of 1 (2 items) Copyright © 2003-2019 Qdabra Software. All rights reserved.View our Terms of Use.