InfoPath Dev

Hi I have a form which contains 18 views. I want to provide a task pane that allows the user to choose their views, from a hyperlink. Can anyone tell me what the html syntax is to link to a view in the form? Thanks Darryl

Have you read this blog post yet from Matt?

http://www.infopathdev.com/blogs/matt/archive/2006/01/11/Create-a-Custom-Task-Pane-to-Switch-Views.aspx

Ted

Hi Ted I have, and it's brilliant. The problem is that you lose control of the order the views appear in. I want to put them in a certain order, so I was planning to create a new pane. Thanks Darryl

I have taken 'inspiration' from Matt's switching views script, and managed to get something that does what I need i.e. allows me to dictate which order the links appear in.  Here is the rather clumsy, but working, script:

 

<html>
<head>

<script language="JavaScript">

var XDocument;
var View;

function PrintLinks()
{
    // Get a reference to the XDocument object for the InfoPath Form.
    XDocument = window.external.Window.XDocument;

    // Set the reference to the View object.
    View = XDocument.View;

}

 

</script>
<style type="text/css">
.newStyle1 {
 font-family: Verdana;
 font-size: xx-small;
}
</style>
</head>

<body onload="PrintLinks()" class="newStyle1">

 <div id="ViewLinks"></div>

<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("InitialCaseCreation")>1. Initial case creation</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("EngagementAcceptance")>2. Engagement Acceptance</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("EngagementAcceptancePrintview")>3. Engagement Acceptance - Print view</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("HeaderPage")>4. Header page</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("DebtorDetails")>5. Debtor details</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("Employment")>6. Employment</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("Directorships")>7. Directorships</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("TradingPartnerships")>8. Trading, Partnerships, etc</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("Assetsinputtable")>9. Assets (input table)</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("AssetsHeritageCurrentResidency")>10. Assets Heritage, Current Residency, etc</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("IncomeBenefitandExpenses")>11. Income, Benefit and Expenses</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("IandEguidance")>12. I and E Guidance</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("Liabilities")>13. Liabilities</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("Recall")>14. Recall</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("SupplementaryQuestionnaire")>15. Supplementary questionnaire</a><br /><br />
<a href='#' OnClick=View.SwitchView("PrintView")>16. Print view (4-15 excl 12)</a><br /><br />

 

</body>
</html>
 

DarrylGould:

Hi Ted I have, and it's brilliant. The problem is that you lose control of the order the views appear in. I want to put them in a certain order, so I was planning to create a new pane. Thanks Darryl

Hi Darryl,

Thanks for sharing this!!

Ted