InfoPath Dev

http://www.infopathdev.com/forums/p/4116/15412.aspx#15412 Describes a problem where you get an error message when you try to overwrite an infopath form on a sharepoint site. I've got the same problem, but I can't seem to figure out how you create a "submit" data connection. When I go to create a new data connection the only options are Submit Data and Recieve Data; What am I missing here?

The error your getting when trying to submit data can be a couple items.

If you are updating a form, opening and editing information, you want to be able to resubmit thus overwriting the original form.  In your data connection, the last screen where you would click finish, there is a check box asking you if you want to overwrite if that file already exists(something to the effect).  You want to have that selected.

 If you are filling out a new form, then it is because of the form name that is being submitted.  You need to find a way to create unique names for the forms.  Something like: Purchase Request-91108.  That is just the name of what the form is with the date of the form is being submitted.  The hold back on this would be that you could only submit 1 unique request a day.  I mostly use combinations of the date, a random number and who is submitting the form.

I'm using a formula to generate a unique name and I've got the allow overwrite checkbox checked. The problem only happens when I'm trying to submit an updated form, new ones work okay. What else could it be?

at first i thought that maybe your formula was causing the issue by assigning a new form name each time it is opening, but if that was the case it would submit as a new form.

 Humm, let me see if i can figure somethign out, but i am sure something else will chime in here with an answer soon.