InfoPath Dev

Via script, I'm trying to close the current form and reopen it, so I can quickly clear all data values (this is a multi-view form). Also, this is a fully-trusted form.

On my development laptop the script works like a champ - on all other machines it fails on the NewFromSolution line with a "permission denied" script error.

(I've isolated this problem down to some simple code). Here it is:

1. Create a TestForm.xsn with one Button - btnCloseAndReopen. Add the script below on the button's OnClick event.

function btnCloseAndReopen::OnClick(eventObj)
{
var oActiveDoc = Application.ActiveWindow.XDocument;
var ActiveURI = oActiveDoc.URI;
var sURI = XDocument.Solution.URI;
XDocument.UI.Alert("About to close Active Document...");
Application.XDocuments.Close(oActiveDoc);
// or XDocument.View.Window.Close(true);
// or Application.XDocuments.Close(0);
Application.XDocuments.NewFromSolution(sURI);
}

2. Use regform to fully trust the form (/T Yes).

3. Run it by double-clicking TestForm.xsn

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On my Development machine, it works like a champ. On everyone else's machine in the world, it fails on the NewFromSolution line, producing the message box: "A runtime error has occurred. Do you wish to debug? The following error occurred: permission denied ...

I can understand why it may not work (perhaps it's lost context, but why does it work on my machine). By the way, for each test, I recreated the .XSN from scratch on each individual machine.

If I remove the "Application Close" line, the form works on all machines, but obviously keeps creating more and more XDocuments. I don't want this.

What am I doing right (on my machine), and wrong (on others). Is this a timing problem? MDI. Or Dumb user error. I've used regmon, filemon, compared internet advanced settings to no avail.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Hello Kenneth and welcome to the forum!

It sounds like you have already checked descrpancies, but this is all I can think of:

1. Did you run the MSI or .js file created by regform on each of the client machines?
2. Different versions of InfoPath?

>> 1. Did you run the MSI or .js file created by regform on each of the client machines?

I wrote two quick batch files which secure and unsecure the .XSN files(which you are all welcome to use). Here is what they look like:

@echo off
REM ****************************************************
REM SecureForm.BAT
REM
REM Secure InfoPath .XSN form specified in parameter 1
REM (only enter the form name, not "XSN"
REM ****************************************************
if %1 == "" goto error
REM
set javafile=%1%.js
set bakfile=%1%.bak
set form=%1%.xsn
set regform="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2003 Developer Resources\Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 SDK\Tools\regform.exe"
REM
REM ' Delete any former intermediate files
REM
echo Deleting former security files...
if exist "%javafile%" del "%javafile%"
if exist "%bakfile%" del "%bakfile%"
REM
REM ' Fully trust the form
REM
regform "%form%" /T Yes
REM
REM ' Now secure the InfoPath form, using the .js file
REM
if exist "%javafile%" cscript "%javafile%"
goto END

:ERROR
echo "You need to supply the InfoPath file name"
goto END

:END
PAUSE




echo off
REM ****************************************************
REM UnsecureForm.BAT
REM
REM Unsecure InfoPath .XSN form specified in parameter 1
REM (only enter the form name, not "XSN"
REM ****************************************************
if %1 == "" goto error
REM
set javafile=%1%.js
set bakfile=%1%.bak
set form=%1%.xsn
set regform="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2003 Developer Resources\Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 SDK\Tools\regform.exe"
REM
REM ' Delete any former intermediate files
REM
echo Deleting former security files...
if exist "%javafile%" del "%javafile%"
if exist "%bakfile%" del "%bakfile%"
regform "%form%"
REM
REM ' Now secure the InfoPath form, using the .js file
REM
if exist "%javafile%" cscript "%javafile%" /uninstall
goto END

:ERROR
echo "You need to supply the InfoPath file name"
goto END

:END
PAUSE

>> 2. Different versions of InfoPath?

No, same versions. Also, I noticed on my laptop that sometimes I get errors like: "Invalid Context for OM call", where other PC's don't when calling: "Application.XDocuments.Close(oActiveDoc);" although this is happening after being involved in things like fileSystemObjects or ADO queries. Or could it be timing issues (I have a very fast laptop). Or scripting language differences? I looked at InfoPath settings and other then MDI, came up with very little that could be changed. Maybe Winscript?

Thanks for your assistance.