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Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

Kalyan Gaddam — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:29:18 GMT

Hello Nyhus

Try reading the link below
http://www.infopathdev.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2455

Hope it helps you

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

Nyhus — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:41:20 GMT

Hi
I have a similar challenge.

When saving, I want InfoPath to suggest a file name based on a specific field which the user has filled in while filling out the form (gibberish...).

This is done on Sharepoint.

Help is GREATLY appreciated!!

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

elxany — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:17:56 GMT

Hi everyone,

I think it would be better to look at this url... Here you may change location and name of form in infopath 2003 (hopefully for 2007 as well)

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa168451(office.11).aspx

Regards,

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

Greg Collins — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:50:09 GMT

OnSaveRequest is not the right thing here.

If you want, you can use code to solve the problem. That's the safest way. Otherwise, you can create a rule (the kind that updates all rows), and then manually edit the manifest.xsf file to update the xpath for that rule action to include the filter.

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

Patrick Halstead — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:16:55 GMT

Try OnSaveRequest

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

kelsawy2000 — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:39:20 GMT

Dear Greg

Thank you very much for your help. It looks that what you have described needs
to be done with VB or Java scripts.

Without scripting and even if I filtered the table for a specific row as you
proposed, I will not be able to edit xpath (in rules actions) to reach my
specific field in the specific row.

When I add a rule, add action within the rule, and select "Set a Field Value",
I am only restricted to the selection of a field without editing its xpath.
This would set the value of the field in all rows in the table even after
using a filter for a particular row.

If you agree on what I am saying, then I have to use VB script.

kelsawy

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

Greg Collins — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:17:52 GMT

Let us know if that works for you.

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

nukkumatti — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:14:25 GMT

Oh yeah you are right Greg, like always.

May be you could have a custom save button on your form and use the mentioned line of code there.

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

Greg Collins — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:22:28 GMT

OnContextChange might not be the best event to do this as that event fires every time your context changes (i.e. tabbing, clicking, etc).

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

nukkumatti — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:38:29 GMT

thisXDocument.UI.SetSaveAsDialogFileName("name");

put it into an OnContextChange event.

Hope this helps

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

Aruna — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:41:12 GMT

Hi kelsawy,

We do not have such possibility to do this when the xml file is saved locally on the user's hard disk?

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

kelsawy2000 — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:47:55 GMT

Thank you very much. It looks doable if the user is to submit to SharePoint Form Library. Can this be done when the xml file is saved locally on the user's hard disk?

Re: Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

Aruna — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:42:03 GMT

Hi kelsawy,

we can define a name for the filled form. Here are the steps:
1.Create a button for submit.
2.In the button properties, select Submit from the action drop down list.
3.In Submitting Forms window select the radio button "Enable submit commands and buttons" and select sharepoint form library from submit to drop down list.
4.Click on Add button.
5.In the data connection wizard, select the xpath right to File name field and select the field name which you want as a file name.

Hope this helps you!

Saving forms with name different from Form1.xml

kelsawy2000 — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:16:02 GMT

Greetings,

Is there a way to define a certain name for the filled form (may be from a textbox entry in the filled form) instead of Form1.xml?

Help is greatly appreciated.