InfoPath Dev

In InfoPath 2007, I have a form that has a submit button and I want to close the instance of infopath after it has been submitted. I have read the following two forums but they are not very clear on how to exactly make this happen, just detailing the code and not all the steps re where to put the code exactly.

http://www.infopathdev.com/forums/p/918/3387.aspx#3387 

http://www.infopathdev.com/forums/p/2262/9360.aspx#9360

I want the instance of Infopath to be closed after the form has been submitted (via email, this part is working fine).

I have inserted the button control and right clicked for button properties, now here button properties dialog window, I can select the action submit(the only other option is rules and custom code) and then I can choose below that submit options. From there I select to allow users to submit by email, follow the GUI all they way through and it works fine.

How do add rules/code from this point on to close the infopath instance? A detailed reply or a form with a working sample would be much appreciated, thankyou.

Hi Aredubbya and welcome!

Go to Tools->Submit Options and choose Advanced. Thre is a "After submit..." dropdown. Choose "Close the form". No coding required for IP2007.

Hi Patrick,

Thanks for a prompt reply.  I already has this enabled and this does work ONLY in regards to closing the form, it does not however close InfoPath the application. What you get is the image below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I want the InfoPath form to close the InfoPath application too (like you would normally by clicking on the "X" in the top right hand coner or pressing "ALT F4") after the form has been submitted by email. There has to be a way to do this.

How do you do this?

Hi,

You have to use below code in submit button OnClick event after submitting form.

thisXDocument.View.Window.Close(true);

Here is the sample attachment xsn.

Hi Raijtha,

Thanks for the reply, unfortuately your test.xsn form wouldn't open. The error said

"This form cannot be opened becasue it requires domain level permissions and it currently has restricted permission.To fix this problem, open the form from the location it was published to.

Published location:file ///C:\Documents and Settings\rajithas.GGK\Desktop\Test.xsn"

Cuold you try again or outline how set up an onclick event for after submission here? I appreciate your help. Thanks.

 

Hi,Save the attachment and open it in design mode. Then click on Preview. Then it will work.

 

Hi,

You can use below steps to close the form instead of using Code.

1.       Open button Properties.

2.       Select “rules and Custom Code” option in the Action dropdown.

3.       Click on Rules button and click on Add button.

4.       Click on Add Action button.

5.       Add first Rule to submit the form.

6.       Add second rule to close the form.  (Click on Add Action and select “Close the form” from Action dropdown.)

 

I'm having the same problem but I.m using Infopath 2007 with the 2007 object model and managed C# code. Could someone enlighten me on how I should code to close both the form and Infopath?

Regards Razor

did anybody find a solution to his yet?   I made a solution:

1) Use windows API to disable the form close button...    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sharepointinfopath/thread/257f186f-3ab3-4ac4-9553-f71d100ad297
2) Disable the toolbars using code from google..
3) put a button on the form for the user to close the app
4)  use Application.Exit() to quit InfoPath.

public void btnExit_Clicked(object sender, ClickedEventArgs e){
// your save code here.

//re-enable toolbars before you exit
HideAllToolbars(true);
//Exit App
Application.Quit();}

void HideAllToolbars(bool flag)

{

CommandBars myCommandBars = this.Application.ActiveWindow.CommandBars as CommandBars;

CommandBar myCommandBar = (this.Application.ActiveWindow.CommandBars as CommandBars).ActiveMenuBar;

foreach (CommandBar item in myCommandBars)

{

//MessageBox.Show(item.Name.ToString() + " " + item.Type.ToString() + " " + item.Index.ToString());

if (flag == true && (item.Type == MsoBarType.msoBarTypeMenuBar || item.Type == MsoBarType.msoBarTypeNormal))

{

item.Enabled = false;

}

}

}