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Re: Infopath error on server

Patrick Halstead — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:21:57 GMT

This is really bizarre. Can you open a form published locally? What version of SharePoint do you have? Can you save the template.xsn file to your desktop and try double clicking on it? What happens? If you get the same error, rename it as a cab and use winzip to extract the files. Open the xsf and make sure it is well-formed XML.

Re: Infopath error on server

lisaspencer — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:13:02 GMT

Yes, the sample forms generate the same error.

Re: Infopath error on server

Stephanie Cantwell — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:39:44 GMT

You mean the sample forms that were shipped with InfoPath?

Re: Infopath error on server

lisaspencer — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:53:49 GMT

Another point I wanted to make is that Infopath on this server will not open any forms, even the built in templates. The same error comes up for all of them.

Re: Infopath error on server

lisaspencer — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:49:58 GMT

This error is specific to one server. It works fine going through the SharePoint server. Wouldn't that mean a problem with the server used in the remote session?

Re: Infopath error on server

Patrick Halstead — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 07:46:28 GMT

Hi Lisa,
This is happening because the XSF failed to upload properly to SharePoint. To fix this problem, you should just go the the SharePoint form library. Click modify settings and columns. Click on Edit Template to open the form in the InfoPath Designer. No, add a space somewhere in the view and delete it - to make save update. Type ctrl-S to save the form template back to the server. Make sure there are no errors. If there are errors, simply try to save it again. Sometimes it takes a few attempts if there is network trouble. Now, go back and try to open the XML file.

If you still have a problem, it must be because the solution is corrupted in some way. You can try to extract the files in the XSN by renaming the extension CAB and using WinZip to extract and then open up the XSF and see what is inside it.

Good luck!

Re: Infopath error on server

lisaspencer — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:57:36 GMT

Well, neither unistalling and reinstalling Office 2003 or installing SP2 fixed the problem. I've concluded that this is either a server issue, or a remote session issue. We are going to rebuilt the server and go from there.

Re: Infopath error on server

Stephanie Cantwell — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 20:31:31 GMT

Good luck. Please let us know if SP2 solves the problem.

Re: Infopath error on server

lisaspencer — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 20:26:23 GMT

Okay, I'm going to install SP2 on the server(currently only has SP1) and see if that works. Thanks for the posts anyway. I'll post whether it works or not.

Re: Infopath error on server

Stephanie Cantwell — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:55:23 GMT

I am sorry, this sounds more like a server issue and it is beyond my scope of expertise.

Re: Infopath error on server

lisaspencer — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:20:02 GMT

Yes, the form works when I access it from the office. However some other employess have to access it from a server because they are not in the office. Both involves going to the exact same site on SharePoint and using the exact same Infopath form. We are thinking that it may have to deal with the Knowledgelake Workflow that we are using. Any ideas now?

Re: Infopath error on server

Stephanie Cantwell — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:01:04 GMT

So this same form works when published to a different site?
Do other forms published to this site open?

It sounds as if the xsn may be corrupted. You can save the template.xsn locally and open the form in design mode. If InfoPath gives an error, the file is probably corrupted.

Re: Infopath error on server

lisaspencer — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:36:06 GMT

Yes, the form is in a document library and is being opened on a workstation using a server with Infopath installed. The user is using fill out this form and when Infopath opens this error is displayed:

Form template:http://sp/sites/expense/InternalExpenseReport/Forms/template.xsn
The form definition (.xsf) file cannot be opened because of an error.
The form contains XML that cannot be parsed:
The specified module could not be found.

Line 0, Position 0

^
The specified module could not be found.

Re: Infopath error on server

Stephanie Cantwell — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 23:23:46 GMT

Hi Lisa,

Just to clarify, the infopath form xml file is on the sharepoint site, and you are opening it from a workstation with Infopath installed? Are you opening an existing form, or are you using 'Fill out this form'?

Any more detail you can provide will help narrow down the possibilities.

Thx,

Re: Infopath error on server

lisaspencer — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:04:07 GMT

It's a SharePoint site.