InfoPath Dev

I wrote to my Microsoft contact a while back to request that a future version of InfoPath make the repeating sections smart enough to realize that they have hit the specified min or max limit and then hide the appropriate widget for insert or remove. But while trying to discover a way to work around that, I noticed that the error message ...

STATUS: Fixed in InfoPath 2003 SP1 DESCRIPTION: While working on a project for Microsoft, Patrick Halstead and I were using some complex Open Rules and were having trouble getting things to work right. So, under the pressure of a deadline, we decided to convert them to code in the OnLoad event handler. It was during this process that we ...

Help is available for InfoPath as part of its installation. But one particular help file is, in my opinion, more useful than the others. Depending on your installation path it can be found at:C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\1033\MSE10.CHMWhy do I find this one so useful? Basically because it combines numerous help files ...

STATUS: Fixed in InfoPath 2003 SP2. SCOPE: SP1 Managed Code. DESCRIPTION: I uncovered this bug on 2004-03-08 and reported it to my Microsoft contacts. It was at that point unknown to Microsoft. This bug is managed code specific, meaning it will not happen when using script. It is manifest when populating an xdCombo box control from the main DOM ...

STATUS: Potentially fixed in InfoPath 2003 SP2. DESCRIPTION: I uncovered this bug on 2004-02-17 and reported it to my Microsoft contacts. It was at that point unknown to Microsoft. The rules that you defined actually remain in the manifest. The bug is that the xsf:domEventHandlers block goes *POOF*! One way for this to happen is if you open the ...

In InfoPath SP1, the order of processing at startup of a form is:User RolesOpen RulesOnLoad event handlerOnSwitchView event handlerThe User Roles are processed first so that when the Open Rules are evaluated that they can take into account the current role. The Open Rules can be used to change the default view. Then, after these have processed, ...

DAY 1 (2004-06-24) I was just working with a set of forms where a non-managed code (i.e. JScript)—hereafter referred to as NMC—form launches a managed code (i.e. C#)—hereafter referred to as MC—form and passes in its data using the new InfoPath 2003 SP1 method NewFromSolutionWithData. I ran into a bug that I have Microsoft ...