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-Note- I edited this message to change the XML data to reflect a more complete example

I'm using InfoPath 2007, which is the first version i have ever used. I'm trying to get the SmartCombo to work with 2007 and am having problems. I don't know if the issues is me or 2007. The sample XML file that I have is:

<books>
<book>
<name>Paul Smith</name>
<inits>PS</inits>
</book>
<book>
<name>Peter Lang</name>
<inits>PL</inits>
</book>
<book>
<name>John Smith</name>
<inits>JS</inits>
</book>
<book>
<name>Chris Jenkin</name>
<inits>CJ</inits>
</book>
<book>
<name>Mark Johnson</name>
<inits>MJ</inits>
</book>
<book>
<name>Bob Peters</name>
<inits>BP</inits>
</book>
<book>
<name>Frank Hopkins</name>
<inits>FH</inits>
</book>
<book>
<name>Jack Reynolds</name>
<inits>JR</inits>
</book>
</books>


The name of the Data Connection is "Sample3". The Entries is listed as /books/book, the Value as 'init', and the Display Name as 'name'. But during preview nothing shows up. Using the same values and Data Connection for a standard combo appears to work.

Am I using the control properly?

Thanks.

Hi Idlehands,
Are you using our Smart Combo control or the new combo box in InfoPath 2007?

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Originally posted by Patrick Halstead

Hi Idlehands,
Are you using our Smart Combo control or the new combo box in InfoPath 2007?

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Patrick,

I'm trying to use the the QDabra smart-combo in 2007. My basic requirement is to have the auto-complete feature for the items in the combo list. For example, if I type in "AB" in the combo-box and there happens to be 400 entries in the combo, but only 1 that starts with "AB" such as "ABCDE", then I want that item to be highlighted or in focus or auto-completed.

Thanks.

-Hans

Hi Idlehands
You can achieve this by setting a rule on the combobox and a filter on the xml name node above as follows and set the field to combobox and value as follows.

combobox = name[starts-with(., combobox)]

Hi Hans,
The Smart Combo already supports type ahead and that should work by default without the need for a special xpath filter. I will check with our test team and see if there is an issue when using secondary XML files.

Patrick,

Thanks for the help. I look forward to your answer.

-Hans

Hello Idlehands,

Can you please mention which version of office 12 you are using?
Do you have any name spaces in your xml file?