InfoPath Dev

Hi,

I have one InforPath 2010 browser form published to Form Library. There is a textbox with Date data type. Its default value set to "today()" function. When I open a new form, the textbox is automatically populated with current date (e.g., 1/6/2016) without problem. But, when I open a saved form from previous days, the textbox shows the date when it was first submitted (e.g., 12/29/2015). In other words, "today()" function is not working for saved forms.

There is no rule that updates this textbox. There is code behind used in the form, but there is nothing that updates the textbox there either. I attached screenshots of textbox properties. Does anyone know what the issue could be? Or, how can I find the issue?

Thank you.

Hi! In InfoPath 2003, a lot of us thought today() and now() were broken, because they did exactly what you are wanting them to do now. Somewhere along the way that behavior was changed. I'd remove the default value and add a rule instead, in the FormLoad rules (data tab in the ribbon) to always set the field to today(). That ought to get it updated every time the form opens.

Hilary, you put a smile on my face ). Thank you so much! I totally forgot about this behavior of today() and now() (it's been awhile since I created anything in InfoPath), and the user who reported this as an issue convinced me that it used to automatically update even for existing forms, so I was scratching my head till now.

Happy New Year! Wish you much health and luck!

rmakto

Thanks - you as well, and nope, you were NOT imagining things and neither was your user. :)