https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/41.aspxIf you're not sure where to ask your question, ask it here. If necessary, our moderators will make sure it gets classified in the correct board.enCommunityServer 2007 SP3 (Build: 31118.962)https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/116623.aspxWed, 05 Jul 2017 15:22:28 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:116623Hilary Stoupa0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/116623.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=41&PostID=116623So - is the list currently in an XML file? If so, you can add that as a resource file to your form &amp; use that as your external data source. I prefer that to hardcoded options, I think it is easier to just export, update, and import my XML. Plus, for some things, it is nice to have an XML you can re-use in different forms. :)https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/116618.aspxSat, 01 Jul 2017 19:15:07 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:116618Roly620https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/116618.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=41&PostID=116618<p>&nbsp;Atm I have attached a list of countries that users can access from a saved file.ie. Get choices from an external data source. Wondering how I can attach this list to the &quot;Enter choices manually&quot; so all the data is contained within the form as external users wont be able access the data.</p><p>is there an easy way to do this without each individually? Thanks Roly &nbsp;</p>