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Re: Change background color for radiobuttons and dropdowns when disabled.Infopath 2007

Aditya — Tue, 04 May 2010 04:39:37 GMT

Hi,You are right,may be the problem was how they were binded.Because Xpath will change if i use more optional sections.

This is the hierarchy of datasource:

-> CRF

-->Publisher Selection

---->Publisher

-->OptGroup1

---->Field1

-->OptGroup2

---->Field2

-->OptGroup3

---->Field3

I am changing the Publisher Section.

As i have 3 Optional groups,i couldn't bind all the 3 groups to "Publisher selection" , even though I binded the 3 optional buttons to "Publisher" which is under "Publisher Selection"

I hope u understand.Please through any ideas.

Thanks,

Aditya.

Re: Change background color for radiobuttons and dropdowns when disabled.Infopath 2007

Aditya — Tue, 04 May 2010 04:26:59 GMT

I have 3 option buttons groped to a datasource called "Publisher".

3 Options say A,B,C

When A is selected i am saving into in database for Publisher column "A".Doing the same thing for other buttons too.If B seleceted saving "B" into the db.....

Now in the new form when i created 3 Optional sections (Selected include the section by default) and placed each radio button in each section.Then,i have deleted the existing radio-buttons and binded the datasource for each radio button in optional section to "Publisher".

Now i updated the form tamplate of doc library in sharepoint by using infopath form's Publish feature.

When i opened the new form from sharepoint doc library,it was fine.But,when i opened existing form it didn't showed me any radiobuttons and instead just showed me a link "Click here to insert" also link is not working.ie;when i click on it nothing is happening.

If u didn't understand anything please let me.I will try to be more brief.

Thanks.

Re: Change background color for radiobuttons and dropdowns when disabled.Infopath 2007

Jimmy — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:15:04 GMT

That's strange then. Can you describe the type of data loss you're experiencing?

Re: Change background color for radiobuttons and dropdowns when disabled.Infopath 2007

Aditya — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:00:54 GMT

I did the same.Deleted options buttons which were already there,then binded new option button to the same datasource.

Re: Change background color for radiobuttons and dropdowns when disabled.Infopath 2007

Jimmy — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:31:01 GMT

It sounds like you changed the data source when you added the new section. Instead of that, you should bind the section control to a node already in the data source (you can bind it to the same node as the radio button).

Re: Change background color for radiobuttons and dropdowns when disabled.Infopath 2007

Aditya — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:34:52 GMT

Hi Jimmy,

Thanks for the reply.I tried it.It is working.But the problem is,i have the infopath form which i need to change is already live.ie;I already published that form to a sharepoint doc library and users were using that.Few forms were also created in sharepoint using that template.Now,when i change the infopath form with Option buttons in a section, and update the template into sharepoint ,i am lossing data for existing old forms that were created using old template.

Do u know any fix for this.

Thanks,

Aditya.

Re: Change background color for radiobuttons and dropdowns when disabled.Infopath 2007

Jimmy — Mon, 03 May 2010 06:03:44 GMT

You can place the radio buttons in small Section controls, and apply conditional formatting to change their background color.

Re: Change background color for radiobuttons and dropdowns when disabled.Infopath 2007

Aditya — Mon, 03 May 2010 05:50:30 GMT

But,all those options were just disabled for radio button.Is ther a way to enable them.

Re: Change background color for radiobuttons and dropdowns when disabled.Infopath 2007

Qazi Anis — Mon, 03 May 2010 05:43:37 GMT

in conditional formatting while disabling the radio buttons/dropdowns.. you can just change the font color and shading associated fields also..

Change background color for radiobuttons and dropdowns when disabled.Infopath 2007

Aditya — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:38:56 GMT

Hi,

I want to change the color of radio buttons and dropdownlists when they were disebled.Or even i need to change the color of the radio button that was selected.Please help me.The disabled fields look very light and making hard for users to read.

Thanks.