InfoPath Dev

Okay total newbie question. I am looking into Infopath and if it will work for our needs.

Do the users filling out the forms need Infopath or can it be published to a website as some sort of HTML

Hi,

You can start by reading:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011309641033.aspx


But here is a more detailed summary of some of your options:

Option 1: You can turn an InfoPath form into HTML for display only:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ipsdk/html/ipsdkUsingTheDownLevelTool_HV01081784.asp

Option 2: You can develop your own viewer. Do do so, you can start from any of these free C# Viewer (with code):
2.a.http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/UserSamples/Details.aspx?SampleGuid=1e9ac208-ed4e-4f6f-ad23-3d56280261af
2.b.http://codebetter.com/blogs/brendan.tompkins/archive/2004/05/24/14323.aspx
2.c.http://blogs.msdn.com/bowerm/articles/211757.aspx

Option 3: You can buy a commercial-grade one (some have some level of data entry support!):
3.a. Here on this Web Site:
http://www.infopathdev.com/webstore/detail.aspx?itemid=11
3.b. nVision:
http://www.nvisionit.co.za/Default.aspx?tabid=92
3.c. InfoJet:
http://www.infojetsoft.com/
3.d. Check InfoView:
www.infoview.net
3.e. Check InfoScope:
http://www.infoscope.co.kr/eng/faq/faq.aspx
3.f. Check WebConnector (if you speak french!):
http://www.adep-france.fr/v2/decouvrir-les-avancees/webconnector.html

Regards,

Franck Dauché