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Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:59:30 GMT

You could add rules in form load. Maybe when the customer submits the form, you set a field to "Submitted" (you can add fields to the schema w/out them showing on the form itself) and in your form load rules, if that field = Submitted, you switch to your new view.

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

KrisMiller — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:57:40 GMT

How can I make it to where when the customer submits it, the form is saved in the print view? or how do I switch the view when I open the form?

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:48:05 GMT

Under your form options (File > Advanced Form Options) there are settings to show the view menu. Or just stick a button on there that switches to the print view.

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

KrisMiller — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:41:05 GMT

ma'am,

you are a rock-star!

I know I said one last question, but now I have some more questions,

How can I test this? I go into preview, but there is no option to switch views in preview.

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:36:09 GMT

In your current view, select everything (CTRL a to select all) then copy it (CTRL c). Click in your new view and paste (CTRL v). You can then right click the text boxes and use the change control option from the context menu.

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

KrisMiller — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:25:59 GMT

Ms. Stoupa,

I think this will work. Thank you very much for the help on this.

one last question, do you know of a way for me to quickly recreate my form from default into my new print view? Then I can go through and just change all of the control types from "text boxes" to "calculated value"

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:17:37 GMT

Sure. Users can't type in a calculated value control, so you'd have to leave the text box too.

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

KrisMiller — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:05:04 GMT

could I just set the "calculated value" that expands the field as it is filled on my already established view?

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:02:30 GMT

When you add a calculated value control you can pick the field (or formula) to display. The calculated value control will show all the text, I believe - you should be able to just leave the height at auto.

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

KrisMiller — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:57:02 GMT

I know how to do another view, but how would I set "a calculated value to show the entered text - that will expand to show all"?

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:54:09 GMT

So - here are the complications I can see. Even if we could validate on a line break character (which may be possible) - we won't have one where the line has merely wrapped. In Filler, we can set text boxes to expand to show all content - that doesn't work in the browser. I'd suggest adding a print view, where you use a calculated value to show the entered text - that will expand to show all. Then when you need to print, switch to that view first....

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

KrisMiller — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:43:23 GMT

Ok, it is definitely a browser form

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:41:00 GMT

When your users fill out the form, do they do it in a web browser? Or does the form open up in InfoPath on their desktop?

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

KrisMiller — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:35:16 GMT

It is a browser form

Re: Limiting the number of Lines in a Multiline textbox

Hilary Stoupa — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:28:04 GMT

I understand now - thanks. Is this a browser form or a filler form?