https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/39.aspxNew to InfoPath? Search to see if your question has already been answered. If it has not, then ask it here or the appropriate topic forum.enCommunityServer 2007 SP3 (Build: 31118.962)https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/56759.aspxMon, 12 Jul 2010 15:01:00 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:56759Jimmy0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/56759.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=39&PostID=56759<p>You should always save the forms to directory &quot;A&quot; and publish them to directory &quot;B&quot;&nbsp;when you have made changes to the form and are satisfied with them.&nbsp;The XSN will keep track of both of these paths and will use them accordingly.&nbsp; If you do this, you shouldn&#39;t need to use the Save As feature or deal with Save File dialogs after the first time.</p> <p>You are correct that forms can&#39;t be opened in data entry mode after they have been moved.&nbsp; This is a security precaution.&nbsp; Nonetheless, forms can still be re-opened in Design mode, modified, and resaved or republished&nbsp;after being moved to a new location.</p>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/56757.aspxMon, 12 Jul 2010 14:45:16 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:56757flattenedfrog0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/56757.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=39&PostID=56757<p>When would one use Publish versus Save As in this scenario: We develop our forms in Windows directory &quot;A&quot; but when completed, want to deploy a copy of them to Windows directory &quot;B&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Both directories are on the network.&nbsp; We use &quot;A&quot; as the gold copy. </p> <p>Both Publish and Save As seem to have the same end-result.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;From testing, we have determined that using the Windows &quot;Copy&quot; function renders the form unusable.</p> <p>Thanks!</p>