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Re: Can I change the URL of a Rest datasource via code?

erum90 — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 10:56:04 GMT

Hello, I am trying to get the current form in order to print it, also the print function is controled by a button on the form. There could be as many as 8 forms open at once for the user, so I need to find the correct one in order to print it.

Re: Can I change the URL of a Rest datasource via code?

Jimmy — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:56:58 GMT

Graeme:
I'm still a bit confused about the difference between a DataSource and a DataConnection though.

They are essentially one and the same, but as far as the code goes, you use a DataSource object to access a data source's XML data, and use a DataConnection object to access its properties and/or execute it.

Re: Can I change the URL of a Rest datasource via code?

Hilary Stoupa — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:59:25 GMT

Thanks, Jimmy - I hadn't realized that!

Re: Can I change the URL of a Rest datasource via code?

Graeme — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 06:49:22 GMT

These 3 lines of code is exactly what I wanted. I'm still a bit confused about the difference between a DataSource and a DataConnection though. Will need to read the docs.

Thanks both.

Re: Can I change the URL of a Rest datasource via code?

Jimmy — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 05:47:36 GMT

Hilary is absolutely right about interacting with the data connection object, but REST connections inherit from the FileQueryConnection class:

FileQueryConnection conn = (FileQueryConnection)DataConnections["REST Web Service"];
conn.FileLocation = "http://server/someservice.svc?param1=a&param2=b";
conn.Execute();

Re: Can I change the URL of a Rest datasource via code?

Hilary Stoupa — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:07:57 GMT

I think you instead need to look at the data connection and change the URL there: http://msdn.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/microsoft.office.infopath.webserviceconnection.aspx might help.

Can I change the URL of a Rest datasource via code?

Graeme — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:48:20 GMT

I know there is a rule to do this, but I need to do it via code. I got a navigator to the datasource and was expecting to see XML with atributes like URL etc. but see nothing.

Is this at all possible & how?

Thanks