InfoPath Dev

Hi Folks,

I am trying to get the first column of a repeating table to enumerate the row number (1, 2, 3...) in a web enabled form. I have no problem in filler. I just use "position()" in an unbound calculated value field in column 1 of the repeating table. When rendered in the browser, each row just shows the number 1 over and over.

 I saw this post: http://www.infopathdev.com/forums/p/7252/52515.aspx

...and was unable to make it work with "count(preceding-sibling::my:<RepeatingGroupNodeName>) + 1". I also went to the following link from that post: http://alecpojidaev.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/accessing-previous-rows-in-repeating-group-for-browser-enabled-forms/

...but when I tried to incorporate option number 2:

"preceding-sibling::my:MyRepeatingGroup[count(preceding-sibling::my:MyRepeatingGroup) = count(current()/preceding-sibling::my:MyRepeatingGroup) - 1]/my:FieldToAccess"

...the introduction of the code into the xpath box breaks binding and seems not to be able to see the previous siblings. I know that I must be doing something wrong.

Can anyone provide some insight?

Thanks and Regards,

Patrick 

I have found a solution! My chief problem was trying to manage this on the control itself rather than using the default value box in the data pane. My attempted formula was incorrect as well. By putting the following in the default value, it worked.

count(../preceding-sibling::*) + 1

 I got this from the following link: http://www.bizsupportonline.net/blog/2010/08/autonumber-repeating-table-rows-infopath-2010/

 count(../preceding-sibling::*) + 1 is very hand for many reasons!

Well done finding this, i'm sure it's also on a forum thread here somewhere