InfoPath Dev

 Hallo,

I would like to create a button to add a new row to a repeating table programmatically in infopath 2010

(such that the user can add more records if needed).

(I am aware you don't really need to code that, but I would like to implement that in VB code as

a basis for future more advanced functions - so I am trying to learn how it works).

In the button code ( "clicked" procedure) I was trying the following code

 Dim MainRepeatingTable As XPathNavigator
 MainRepeatingTable = Me.MainDataSource.CreateNavigator
 MainRepeatingTable.SelectSingleNode("//dfs:dataFields/d:myRepeatingTableGroup", NamespaceManager).AppendChild()

But this is not working... No errors, but also no changes in the shown repeating table.

I would be grateful if someone could provide some hints for me.

Thanks,

Paolo

 

Hi Paolo,

This works on 2003 hopefully this will work on 2010 also.

First you need to check the properties of the repeating section, you're looking for something called the xCollection (please note this will be different for each instance of the repeating section), lets say for example repeatingGroup_75.

You can then use the following code

on error resume
xDocument.View.executeAction "xCollection::insert", "repeatingGroup_75"

I've added the on error resume so that if you use the same button on different views it can try all of them until it hits the right xCollection for the view

I've just noticed you're asking for a solution for repeating tables where as this is for repeating sections, it might work though.

 Cheers

K

Hallo Kear,

 

thanks for your answer.

When looking at the properties of my repeating table, I can see 4 tabs - Data,Display,Master/Detail,Advanced. None of them has xCollection mentioned anywhere...

I did notice the single fields have somethging like

ViewContext: CTRL 39

but that's all I could find...

 

 

Paolo,

 On 2003 xCollection can be seen on the Advanced tab and it's under a heading 'Code: xmlEdit Names'

 K

 I only see accessibility and form merging options in 2010 under the advanced tab

According the page below it should definitly be under the Advanced Tab (can't confirm as I'm using 2003)

Just go here and do a search for xCollection that might give you an idea of where to look.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/infopath-help/controls-101-choice-groups-HA001118518.aspx

Hey there, I'm using this exact code to generate a new repeating table row from a button and I'm getting an error in my code that says XDocument is not declared. I'm not very good with InfoPath VB, however I thought XDocument was some sort of default global variable to refer to the current document, so this isn't entirely making sense to me. I've also tried thisXDocument, and Me. however nothing works. I am using InfoPath 2007. Please let me know what I'm doing wrong, I'm getting a little desperate here. Thank you so much.