InfoPath Dev

I don't think you can generate the form based on a database record in standard InfoPath but you can create the form and have it autopopulate from the database.  Have you looked at qRules and DBXL to see if they would provide that functionality? As your other questions, yes, you can do all of that via the workflows in SharePoint ...

By emailing it to the techs, do you mean as an attachment or published as an email? If you publish it as an email, it should become a form template in their email that can be filled out, held in their Outbox then sent when they have internet access.  This may require a change to your Submit option to allow email submission.

If you haven't already, try using the keyboard shortcuts instead of the icons in the ribbon. Ctl-A - select all Ctl-C - copy Move to the new view Ctl-V to paste. I've done this successfully.

Is the text box autopopulated by another field in the form?  If so, you could probably place a rule on the keyboard shortcut to populate the field before submitting.  If the text is manually entered, you could disable submit if the box is empty.

You should be able to do this by placing a rule on the button or field that you want to use as a trigger to hide the event. Create a new rule Set the condition, (i.e. click button or when field = certain value) Then select Hide This Control if you want the target control hidden or Disable this Control if you want it seen but greyed ...

Are you using the Convert Existing Form function in 2010? MicroSoft also provides a tutorial here

You can put a rule on the Submit button that does not allow it to submit a form that has an error, either on that field or any field. You might also consider putting some guiding text indicating that the value must be <  23:59:59 

Take a look a this article it may be what your looking for.  http://www.infopathdev.com/files/folders/wssp_v23_english/entry38254.aspx Hope this hellps.

A couple of suggestions: Try saving the template locally under another name and publishing that copy Check any data connections to be sure they are pointing to the new site. Double check that you are opening the form in Design mode. Hope this helps.

I want to make sure I understand what you would like to accomplish.  Is the goal to be notified whenever new documents are added or existing documents are changed?  If so, you can place a notification on the library through SharePoint.  This will email you any time a document is added or modified in the specified ...