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Yes, this is simple to do in browser forms:
Create a text box for the dropdown. Drag to canvas, change to dropdown, bind to external data source, specify the folder and then value.
Create the other two text boxes and put them on the canvas
Set the default value of each text box to equal the relevant node in your secondary data ...
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You need a query method to pass a query parameterm which a DB receive DC does not have. You need a web service to interact with the db.
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Yes, when receiving data from a SharePoint list, it will come in as a string even if it's a date field. You will need to format your control in InfoPath to display how you wish, and that goes for the decimal field, too. Did you try this yet?
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Attach the XSN. How is it published, and are you using "submit to email"? Are you viewing it in Outlook 2007?
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Look for the ability to dynamically filter that XML data connection string with the upcoming qRules release - can't wait to be able to do that!
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Answered the same on MSDN. It can't just be used in both places, because it needs to be published where it's being used (re: extranet). You also need to make sure your data connections are relative by converting them to UDC files and storing within a Data Connection Library.
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Too much to read - are the web service data connections converted to UDC?
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this should be pretty simple. Check out my blog post on User Roles in browser forms (I have 2 separate ones, but the concept is the same for hiding sections) and pay close attention to Figure 8:
InfoPath - User Roles in Browser-Enabled Forms Using AD Groups
"If All Occurrences of UserID are not equal to DropDownSelection, ...
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If you set the default value of that field to "userName()," then it will only set that field to the current user when first opened, which is the submitter. This method won't continually update the value for subsequent openings of the form. That only happens if you set the field's value with a rule. Using a ...
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You can't publish a manifest file. You can only publish XSN files (templates). After modifying your manifest, just click Save As and save it as a template file (XSN), then re-publish the new XSN.