InfoPath Dev

I am very new to InfoPath. I have InfoPath 2010. I have designed two form views in one file. The first is the form for data entry and the second is the form that needs to be printed, including a page break. The second view should never be seen by the user. I do not want any of the data entered saved in a database -- I just want the user to fill out the form, press the PRINT button, and have the two pages from the print view of the form to print.

I read a few posts about adding a print button but I could not get the thisXDocument.PrintOut() code to work -- but that would have printed just the form filling view anyway (from what I understand). Please help!

After the print issue, I'd also like to get a button added to clear the form data. Also is there a way to have the filler program of InfoPath to open without toolbars, etc.?

I believe you would need to change views, Print, then change views back to the "filling" view.

To clear the data, you would need to clear the fields one by one... or open a new form, of couse.

To remove some toolbar options, check in File > Advanced Form Options. You should be able to remove some things there.I don't think you can remove the entire Microsoft Ribbon, though.

Thank you for your very prompt response. I would expect there to be a programming way to get what I need done to be done but my ignorance to InfoPath & programming can be very apparent.

If I have to do it that way I can BUT when I tried that using the thisXDocument.PrintOut() code in the form, it doesn't work.

Okay -- so I am an idiot. I can't figure something else out. I created the other view for printing, and I figured out the page break (which was easy so there was no reason I shouldn't have figured that out), but how can I show/print just data from a field and not the field control (like text box, radio button, etc.)?

Okay - first, you are not an idiot.

You can use an expression box (calculated value in IP 2010) to display your data without using controls. Just add a calculated value, click the fx box, select the field with the data and you're done. Easy peasy!

Thanks but you're giving me too much credit!

I follow you and the expression box works but is there a way to put two field's (or more) data in one of those expression boxes so there isn't ackward space? I.E. if you had FirstName and LastName fields, and you wanted LastName, FirstName printed instead of LastName         FirstName

Sure, use a concat formula: concat(field, ", ", otherfield)

That worked PERFECTLY (not that you expected different results)! Now if I could just get my printing issue figured out.

I see that If I choose the print option from the menus in the InfoPath header, it prints the pages specified from the "designate print view" selection under the "print settings" of the form's "view properties". But I cannot get the thisXDocument.PrintOut() function to work. I add it to the button but the button does nothing when clicked.

If you are using IP 2010, I'd expect the code to be:

this.Print()

MSDN link. Looks like your form will have to be full trust. Are you sure you need to to this via a button instead of just setting up the print view as a print view for your main view and letting users print via the normal Office route?

That didn't work for me either -- maybe I'm doing something wrong.
I right-click on the button, choose "button properties", choose "edit form code". A "Visual Studio Tools" window appears with my cursor at the X here:

        Public Sub CTRL57_5_Clicked(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ClickedEventArgs)
            X ' Write your code here.
        End Sub

which is where I should type the this.Print() code then save both the visual studio tools and the form itself, right?

Looks like your form is set to use VB.NET for the language. Me.Print() in that case. Did you check the link I included? It had a VB sample as well.

I COMPLETELY missed there being a link in your post. That worked. What about a "clear fields" function or such? That's the LAST thing I need for this project. I came accross this (http://www.bizsupportonline.net/blog/2009/08/clear-reset-fields-infopath-3-lines-code/) and watched the video but didn't understand it, maybe because it was for InfoPath 2007.

Thanks again for all your help! I know it can be frustrating when a newbie is trying to do something completely out of their current capabilities...

How many fields are in your form? It might be easiest to just use rules to clear each field...

That worked! I didn't realize you could get it to change multiple fields.

Thanks for your help everyone!