InfoPath Dev

Greetings,

We have recently implemented Sharepoint 2003 in our production environment. We are running windows xp with sp2 and office 2003 with sp1. As part if our sharepoint deployment, there are several .xml InfoPath files that are linked through one of the pages in the portal. When users click on a link that points to an xml file, they are presented with the “Do you want to open or save this file" dialog box. With XP sp2, there is no check box in the dialog box for "always ask before opening this type of file". If I go to the properties of the file type and uncheck the "confirm open after download" box, the prompt continues to appear. The portal site is in the trusted sites zone for IE. According to our user feedback, the incessant prompts from a web page that is in our own intranet is a barrier to user acceptance. We are looking for a way to disable that security prompt for xml files that open in InfoPath when accessed through our sharepoint portal. So far, we have not found a way to do it. Do any of you know of a way to disable the prompt so that InfoPath just opens its associated files like other office apps can be configured to do?

Second issue: when working with a form that has an attachment control, users can open the attachment (.doc, .pdf or whatever) by double clicking on it. At this point they are again prompted with security warning. This time the title bar says "Microsoft Office InfoPath" and the text says "you have chosen to open a file that may contain viruses or be otherwise harmful to your computer...... do you want to continue?" Again, since opening attachments this way is part of the new rollout and there will never be a dangerous file attached to one of our internal InfoPath forms, the never ending prompts are annoying to management and users. I have not found a way to turn off that prompt either. I have looked through every IE, InfoPath, and registry setting that looked like it might change things but I have not had any success yet.

Does anyone know how to accomplish these things?

Thanks,


--Sean Curry
Albuquerque, NM
[email protected]

Hi Sean and welcome to our forum,

First issue: I remember when Windows XP SP2 came out. Infopath team was very surprised when we reported this issue to them. It was a bit of an interaction oversight. Anyway, to disable requires some registry or shell change. I don't remember exactly, but it should be in the MSDN knowledge base. I'll look it up and reply back.

Second issue: I have no idea, but if it is possible, my expectation would be IE security settings.

Does your form have any code in it?

Patrick Halstead [InfoPath MVP]
InfoPathDev

Hi Patrick and thanks for the reply. There is no custom code in our forms containing attachments. I created an "out of the box" template on my local desktop and created a blank form containing only the attachment control. I opened the form and inserted an attachment. When I try to open the attachment from the form on my local desktop, it behaves just as the one on our trusted intranet site by prompting me decide if the attachment is safe. I have checked the IE security settings will the zone set to "Low" security and I have not found anything yet.

Thanks,

--Sean Curry
Albuquerque, NM
[email protected]

Hi Patrick,

I never saw a resolution to the "First Issue" above. Do you have one?  We have exactly the same issue with InfoPath forms being returned in SharePoint search results. When opened from the search results, IE always prompts to save or download. The normal tweak to the Folder Options for XML doc type does not resolve the issue.

Thanks in advance!

Gunther

 Hi Patrick,

Have you got the answer? I am looking for the same answer... please post it so it can be viewed by all who have the same problem , Thanks in advance.

Take a look at Shiraz's post here:

http://www.infopathdev.com/blogs/shiraz/archive/2007/08/16/best-way-to-launch-forms-from-web-pages.aspx