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/65250.aspxWed, 16 Mar 2011 20:56:23 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:65250ris_ch0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/65250.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=41&PostID=65250<p>Hello,</p> <p>I have a desktop client-server application, which stores some specific data as XML documents (in the database).&nbsp; I&#39;d like to allow users to edit this data,&nbsp;and am wondering if it is possible to use InfoPath 2003 as &quot;external editor&quot; for this task.&nbsp; In other words, I&#39;d add something like this to the app:</p> <p>- get the correct XML document from the database</p> <p>- get the XSN form for it (possibly also from the database)</p> <p>- instantiate InfoForm via automation</p> <p>- feed the XML file and form to it</p> <p>- when user is done editing and clicks save, fetch the XML document from InfoPath and save it in the database</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Is&nbsp;something like this&nbsp;possible?</p> <p>Thanks in advance for any ideas!</p>