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Re: Dynamically adding images to InfoPath forms

aesalazar — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:37:44 GMT

I think I am tying to accomplish the same thing. Let me see if I can explain it in more detail.

I have some decent experience with Access, SQL Server, VB6/VB.NET, ASP.NET but am new to IP. What I would like to do is have a form that the user can fill out with your typical data entry points as well as Photos and Digital Ink (sketches and maybe signatures) created using a Tablet PC. I see IP 2003 has controls for this but what I cant quite figure out is if the data entered in these controls can be stored completely in an Access Database.

If I create, for example, a Ink Picture Control on the form, IP will create its own internal data field for it which I assume is stored in some internal XML file. But if I try to point it at an Access Table BLOB field, it gives me an error saying that it has to be pointed at a non-repeating field with a picture data type. The same can be said about using a File Attachement Control.

Does this mean that InfoPath will NOT work with an Access BLOB field?

Thanks

Ernie

Re: Dynamically adding images to InfoPath forms

Hilary Stoupa — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:26:09 GMT

Hi --

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by dynamically adding an image -- but the sample here demonstrates how to copy an attachment out of a form to store elsewhere (this example uses SharePoint) and this link from Microsoft explains how to encode / decode base64 (which is what images and file attachements are stored as in an IP form).

Hope that helps!

Dynamically adding images to InfoPath forms

Anjali — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:45:13 GMT

Has anyone worked on dynamically adding an image to an image control / rich text box control in InfoPath form?

Following are the requirements:

a. The image data is saved into the database in BLOB format (electronic signatures)

b. No physical file should be created / saved onto the machine

Any pointers to this issue would be of great help.