I think you are missing a space between the command name and the parameter. Set the command field to:
GetInputParameter /key=name
Thank you but,
getting a different error now. The requested key name was not specified in the input parameters
So - what is the URL you are using to open the form? Has it got the "name" query parameter in it?
yes, i have a link on the source form to the path of the target form which is concat ("P:\infopath test\target form.xsn?openin=client name=", name)
You'll be wanting an "&" in here:
concat ("P:\infopath test\target form.xsn?openin=client&name=", name)
I don't know that I've tried this with a form published to a local or network drive, which I am guessing is what you are doing. You can test the command in your target form using the command prompt - you can pass in your input params via command prompt and verify that the target form works. More here - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/infopath/archive/2007/02/26/passing-data-into-a-form-input-parameters.aspx
If you want me to take a look at your target form, I could do that sometime tomorrow - you can attach to a reply under the "Options" tab.
The problem is not your target form - it is set up correctly (see the attached screenshot - I used the command prompt to pass in input params to the form). I think the problem is that your form is on a network location and URL parameters are not being passed in. Will your final form be on a network location? Or published to SharePoint?
That was exactly the problem. I published to a sharepoint site and it works flawlessly. The one question i have left is how do i get the second form to open automatically without having to click save and open on the browser downloads window?