Re: Simple way to determine if your form is running in filler(preview) or as web page. - infopath 2010

Hilary Stoupa — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:01:37 GMT

So cool - thanks so much for sharing this, Ray!

Simple way to determine if your form is running in filler(preview) or as web page. - infopath 2010

rayzermatic — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:49:28 GMT

There are many times one may want to determine if their form is being viewed in Filler or in a browser to turn on or not turn on some feature based on that option.

I often use it to submit form lock information to a library if it's in a browser, or not save lock info if I am working on the form and previewing it as I work.

To do this, this is what I do: (This does not require any code or third party plugin.)

1. Create an "isBrowser" boolean (TF) field.
2. Add a new rule in "Form Load." (I name it "isBrowser" and I make it the first rule in "Form Load.")
3. In "Condition" add a new condition.
   a. Click "The expression" in the dropdown.
   b. Add:"xdEnvironment:IsBrowser() = true()" in the text area.
   c. Click "OK."
4. Add an action by clicking the "Add" dropdown and select "Set a fields value."
   a. In the "Field" area, click the 'tree' icon to open the "Select a Field or Group" dialog.
   b. Choose your new field, "isBrowser" and set the default setting to "False" if it isn't already.
   c. Click "OK."
   d. Then click on the FX button in the "Value" area.
   e. Click on the "Insert Function" button.
   f. Then click on "All" in the "Categories" area.
   g. Under the "Functions" area, scroll almost all the way down, and click on "true."
   h. Click on "OK."
   I. Click on "OK" again.
   j. And click on "OK" once more.

Save your work.

Now, from now on, whenever your form is opened in "Reader," the "isBrowser" field will be false. But when it is opened in a browser, it will be "true."

I believe you can do the same thing for mobile use by using "xdEnvironment:IsMobile() and doing pretty much the same thing above.

I admit I have not tested this for mobile use and would like an update as to what it does.

Hope this helps you. It is working just fine for me using either IE or Chrome. I haven't tested it with any other browsers.

Kind Regards,

Ray

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Re: Simple way to determine if your form is running in filler(preview) or as web page. - infopath 2010

Simple way to determine if your form is running in filler(preview) or as web page. - infopath 2010