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Are you using a list form? Or a library form? List forms don't support repeating structures in the main data source (with some minor exceptions). With a library form, you can promote the repeating field as merged when you publish, so that all the data shows in the library as well. Here's a simple sample of what I mean - save the linked ...

Yes with the comma delimiter. I was thinking the rich text field because it would show all the names within a block. I'm new to infopath so forgive me. If you think believe a repeating field would be easier, you mind showing me how to go about that?

This is a list form, right? So - yeah, if you have a dropdown in a list form, I think you end up with a Choices data connection that you can't change.... I'm guessing that if you have a lookup in the list form, the data connection might have the name of the lookup in it.... but I'm not sure.

I was wrong about the choices data connection. It appears whenever I add any drop down control to a form. It is apparently a normal connection.

Based on a comma delimiter? I'm not sure if that's going to be possible out of the box....Any reason to use a rich text field for this? Wouldn't it be easier to use a repeating field so that you can just count those?

More like Jane enters a list of text, each item in that list is counted. Ex: Jane enters list of names (Bobby T, Alex H, John Y), each name is counted as an instance and THEN keep a running tally like your example.

I deleted all candidate choice fields temporarily just for good measure. The dead data connection won't budge. I suspect it is another 'sticky relic', like the design check warning I get that 'merged print views are not supported' even after I undid my attempt at merged view printing. I'll probably just tolerate them, since ...

Have you removed the column that was the lookup from the list? There should a button someplace on the form in design mode (I think under data) that refreshes the form data source - I'd guess if the lookup column is removed from the list, refreshing the fields would remove the data connection.... have you tried that?

Hmmm... Do you mean count each time the field changes? So, Jane enters some text, and that gives you a count of one, then Jane goes back and enters more text and the count is two, then John enters some text and that's three and so on?

I'm looking to find a way to count entries in a rich text field and then use that total number of entries and keep a running tally if possible.