InfoPath Dev

Hello, I am pretty new to InfoPath development and I am currently trying to export data form an .Net Application written in C# to use it as Data Source in InfoPath.

The generated XML file looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<XMLRoot xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<XMLArray>
<XMLObject xsi:type="Entry">
<ID>1132</ID>
<Name>Hans</Name>
</XMLObject>
</XMLArrray>
</XMLRoot>

When trying to add this file as Data Connection (Resource File) I get an "Unknown error".
My guess iis that InfoPath cannot handle the schema, but I was not able to find any
definition how these xml files have to look like.

It would be great if someone could help me solve this issue.

Kind regards

Hi,

I think the easiest way to get started is to create a list in Excel and then save it as XML.

Then open the XML file in Notepad and you can see a basic structure.

Here is one example for Xml format.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Vehicles>
    <Year value="1963">
        <Make value="Chevrolet">
            <Model value="Corvette"/>
            <Model value="Nova"/>
        </Make>
        <Make value="Porsche">
            <Model value="356"/>
            <Model value="Carrera"/>
        </Make>
    </Year>
    <Year value="1973">
        <Make value="Ford">
            <Model value="Bronco"/>
            <Model value="Mustang"/>
            <Model value="Pinto"/>
        </Make>
        <Make value="Toyota">
            <Model value="Celica"/>
            <Model value="Land Cruiser"/>
        </Make>
    </Year>
</Vehicles>

 

Thanks for the quick reply.

Based on the XML code you posted I just removed the schema descriptions and he xsi:type part and now it works.