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You should look into DBXL's QueryDB web service.  Its easy to use, requires no custom code, and sounds like it would satisfy your scenario.  Here is a link for more info and to download a trial version: http://www.qdabra.com/en/products/DBXL.aspx

Great, thanks again for all your help!

 This is a form issue - that is, we won't really know what's going on without seeing the form itself. I would imagine that you have a rule or something else happening on load that is preventing the form from opening. Open the form in design mode and try to narrow it down to see if you can identify the culprit. Good luck!

I am trying to create an appointment in the calendar using this command. I am getting an error that says "Errors occurred submitting to list: Invalid date/time value. A date/time field contains invalid data. Please check the value and try again.". I am simply using a date picker control with time. Can this be done or do I need to try ...

You have to update the resource file in your IP form. You do not need to walk through the data connection again if your new file has the same name, but can just add to the resource files. I'd recommend exporting from the form resource files, saving a backup copy, changing the exported file, then just re-adding to resource files and overwrite ...

That's a good quesiton... I'm not sure if the application has a way to print specifically the custom task pane.  If all you want to print is text, I imagine you could always copy the content into Word or something and print it from there.  Sorry couldn't be more help :(

The people picker will only retrieve these 3 three fields.  You can use the UserProfile web service or Qdabra's ADWS if you want to retrieve the email address.  It's just a little more work, but could also get you alot more info like manager, etc. if needed.

That is what I was hoping for. Thank you so much. I was thinking that I was going to have to completely redo the mapping using the Qrules Infopath form. Right...just so I am clear, I can open the xml in notepad or dreamweaver; add the field information (to the mappings and batch sections) and save the xml. then how do I upload that to ...

I don't believe there is a way to make the checkbox read-only and not have it greyed out.  You could have calculated value controls display values like Yes/No or Checked/Not Checked and conditionally hide them based on the value of the checkbox.  This could be a nice alternative for how to display the value of the checkbox in a read ...

You can manually add it. You need to add it in the mappings and in the batch - pop the XML open and take a look, and let me know if you need more info - the important thing is you need to use the internal column name from SharePoint - if you filter or sort on the column in the list in a web browser, that will be in the URL ShP generates.