InfoPath Dev

I have noticed two different behavoirs with the form after you press submit:
1) If all data is enterd manually-then the data remains on the form after a Submit
2) Any fields that have been programmatically set default to a blank field afte pressing Submit.

???How to make the fields retain their data after Submit when the data is populated from a secondary data source???

How about just using a custom submit handler? Create a button and have it submit via a rule. Then it won't pass through the default submit handler. That might do the trick. If not, consider writing an OnSubmit handler to preserve and copy back the data.

I tried submnitting via a rule on a button and that exhibited the same behavoir...here is my code...could you show me how "to writing an OnSubmit handler to preserve and copy back the data"...you will see the fileds I populate via code below...thnx.




/*
* This file contains functions for data validation and form-level events.
* Because the functions are referenced in the form definition (.xsf) file,
* it is recommended that you do not modify the name of the function,
* or the name and number of arguments.
*
*/

// The following line is created by Microsoft Office InfoPath to define the prefixes
// for all the known namespaces in the main XML data file.
// Any modification to the form files made outside of InfoPath
// will not be automatically updated.
//<namespacesDefinition>
XDocument.DOM.setProperty("SelectionNamespaces", 'xmlns:q="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/infopath/2003/ado/queryFields" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/infopath/2003/ado/dataFields" xmlns:dfs="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/infopath/2003/dataFormSolution" xmlns:my="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/infopath/2003/myXSD/2006-02-24T18:16:36"');
//</namespacesDefinition>


//=======
// The following function handler is created by Microsoft Office InfoPath.
// Do not modify the name of the function, or the name and number of arguments.
// This function is associated with the following field or group (XPath): /dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustomerNum
// Note: Information in this comment is not updated after the function handler is created.
//=======
function msoxd__tblRAHeader_CustName_attr::OnAfterChange(eventObj)
{
// Write code here to restore the global state.

if (eventObj.IsUndoRedo)
{
// An undo or redo operation has occurred and the DOM is read-only.
return;
}

// A field change has occurred and the DOM is writable. Write code here to respond to the changes.

// Get the DOM for the Seconday Data Source
var dat = XDocument.DataObjects("CustomerInfo").DOM;
var ns = "xmlns:dfs='http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/infopath/2003/dataFormSolution' xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/infopath/2003/ado/dataFields\'";
dat.setProperty("SelectionNamespaces", ns);


// Get the value of the selected item in the dropdown list
var sVariable = getNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustName");

// Get the node from the Seconday Data Source using the value from the dropdown list
var xNode = dat.selectSingleNode("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:vwCustomerInfo_basic[@Name='" + sVariable + "']");

// If the value is not null (shouldn't be but j.i.c.)
if (xNode == null)
{
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustomerNum", "");
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustAddr1", "");
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustAddr2", "");
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustAddr3", "");
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustZIP", "");
}
else
// Set the values in the form DOM using the values from the Seconday Data Source DOM
{
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustomerNum", xNode.selectSingleNode("@Customer").text);
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustAddr1", xNode.selectSingleNode("@Address1").text);
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustAddr2", xNode.selectSingleNode("@Address2").text);
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustAddr3", xNode.selectSingleNode("@Address3").text);
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@CustZIP", xNode.selectSingleNode("@Zip").text);
}



}


/* =============================================================================
Node value operations
============================================================================= */

/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
isInvalidOrEmpty()
------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function isInvalidOrEmpty(xmlNode)
{
// If there is no value, ignore it.
if (!xmlNode || !xmlNode.text)
return true;

// The caller can pass additional error types as optional arguments.
var aErrorTypes = new Array;
if (arguments.length > 1)
{
for (var i=1; i<arguments.length; i++)
aErrorTypes.push(arguments);
}
else
{
aErrorTypes.push("SCHEMA_VALIDATION");
}

// If there is a validation error related to this node,
// then the node is invalid.
for (var i=0; i<XDocument.Errors.Count; i++)
{
var oError = XDocument.Errors(i);

if (xmlNode == oError.Node)
{
for (var j in aErrorTypes)
{
if (oError.Type == aErrorTypes[j])
return true;
}
}
}

// Is valid (no error was found).
return false;
}


/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
getNodeValue()
------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function getNodeValue(xpath, defaultValue)
{
var xmlNode = getNode(xpath);

if (isInvalidOrEmpty(xmlNode))
return (arguments.length > 1) ? defaultValue : "";
else
return xmlNode.text;
}

/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
getNode()
------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function getNode(xpath)
{
// Both XML node and absolute XPath are allowed.
if (typeof(xpath) == "string")
return XDocument.DOM.selectSingleNode(xpath);
else
return xpath;
}

/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
setNodeValue()
------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function setNodeValue(xpath, value)
{
var xmlNode = getNode(xpath);

if (!xmlNode)
return;

// Setting the value would mark the document as dirty.
// Let's do that if the value has really changed.
if (xmlNode.text != value)
xmlNode.text = value;
}

//=======
// The following function handler is created by Microsoft Office InfoPath.
// Do not modify the name of the function, or the name and number of arguments.
// This function is associated with the following field or group (XPath): /dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToName
// Note: Information in this comment is not updated after the function handler is created.
//=======
function msoxd__tblRAHeader_ShipToName_attr::OnAfterChange(eventObj)
{
// Write code here to restore the global state.

if (eventObj.IsUndoRedo)
{
// An undo or redo operation has occurred and the DOM is read-only.
return;
}

// A field change has occurred and the DOM is writable. Write code here to respond to the changes.
// Get the DOM for the Seconday Data Source
var dat = XDocument.DataObjects("ShipToInfo").DOM;
var ns = "xmlns:dfs='http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/infopath/2003/dataFormSolution' xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/infopath/2003/ado/dataFields\'";
dat.setProperty("SelectionNamespaces", ns);


// Get the value of the selected item in the dropdown list
var sVariable = getNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToName");

// Get the node from the Seconday Data Source using the value from the dropdown list
var xNode = dat.selectSingleNode("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:vwShipToInfo_RA[@Name='" + sVariable + "']");

// If the value is not null (shouldn't be but j.i.c.)
if (xNode == null)
{
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToNum", "");
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToAddr1", "");
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToAddr2", "");
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToAddr3", "");
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToZIP", "");
}
else
// Set the values in the form DOM using the values from the Seconday Data Source DOM
{
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToNum", xNode.selectSingleNode("@ShipTo").text);
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToAddr1", xNode.selectSingleNode("@Address1").text);
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToAddr2", xNode.selectSingleNode("@Address2").text);
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToAddr3", xNode.selectSingleNode("@Address3").text);
setNodeValue("/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/d:tblRAHeader/@ShipToZIP", xNode.selectSingleNode("@Zip").text);
}


}


//=======
// The following function handler is created by Microsoft Office InfoPath.
// Do not modify the name of the function, or the name and number of arguments.
//=======
function XDocument::OnSubmitRequest(eventObj)
{
// If the submit operation is successful, set
// eventObj.ReturnStatus = true;
// Write your code here
}