InfoPath Dev

okay, that's just wierd.  If there are no items in the library it works, but it gives me all of the column info and that's what it lets me select.  As soon as I put an item in the library, blank page and the data connection doesn't work anymore. This is what I get with en empty library - <xml ...

when I enter the link into a browser it shows a blank page.  when I enter it as the datasource, the error I get states that I need at least one item.  (There are 4 items right now for testing.)

For some reason, I'm not getting any results when I post this into a browser.   http://moss-dev/client%201/dem-001-01/_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?Cmd=Display&List={624C2E3B-7B90-4538-B767-DAD5842AC65D}&View={301C9016-55F8-4720-8CB9-CDBAA8AF7DBB}&XMLDATA=TRUE Any thoughts on why that would be? (I was getting some results ...

Well I got it to work, but that's not what I needed. It does the exact same thing as connecting to the sharepoint datasource.  I don't know how to explain without actually "showing" it to somebody what I'm trying to accomplish.  Thanks for your help though.

nvm, I think I got it.  Damn capitalization.

Sorry, it's been a while since I've been able to try.  Unfortunately, it still doesn't work. I get an error when I try and enter the link into IE.  Below is my ...

I have 4 items in the list now for testing purposes.  This library will potentially hold hundreds of documents though.

well, it's not a list, it's a document library, and unless I'm misunderstanding your meaning, yes.

Still having issues.  "Select a valid XML file to create the data connection. The file is not a valid XML document."  Under details; "A document must contain exactly one root element. Line 1, Position 0"    

I tried your approach and when I try to create the data connection, I get an error message that states that "The Internet address is not valid."