InfoPath Dev

[quote user="Hilary Stoupa"]I'd add rules on load to populate the new fields if they are blank - but I don't know of a way via rules to copy just the first n characters - how are you doing that in the updated form?[/quote] Thank you Hilary. I'm very new at Sharepoint so I'm still not very familiar with it. This ...

Is there still not way to change the .xsn for an existing .xml document besides using a text editor.  (only think I found in searching). Seems like there should be a way to "Open with" a different version of a .xsn that was saved with a different name.    

I'd add rules on load to populate the new fields if they are blank - but I don't know of a way via rules to copy just the first n characters - how are you doing that in the updated form?

[quote user="Hilary Stoupa"]Hi - InfoPath should already do this for you. You can add the new fields to your existing template, and under the Form Options, set the form to upgrade existing XML. You can even preview your form with some existing XML to see how it will behave (info here). Then, when someone opens the existing XML, it gets ...

Sometimes its too easy.... :) Thank you for the advice. Now I have some new rules within my form. In my dropdown list I get items from a Sharepoint list. And when they will be loaded at the beginning, I would like to add an additional Item "Others". Can I do it with Visual Basic?

Great idea.. Will try that.. And also what I meant by grouping similar rows together was a collapsible and expandable grouping, like the grouping you have in a share point list or library..

Sure - put the image in a section and conditionally format the section.

Hi - you can use rules to clear the value from the field bound to the drop down. So, add a rule to your field bound to the text box - and have it set the field bound to the drop down to blank. As to your first question - what is the data connection to? Is it a database table? If so, I'd create a view and use Union to add "Other" to ...

Hello there, It seems that the ability to submit/update a SharePoint list is quite difficult.  I am building a Purchase Order form, where I want a separate view that will allow the user to VIEW, EDIT, UPDATE a "Vendor Contacts" list in WSS 3.0.  So in main view the user will select a vendor, or press an EDIT button to make ...

Hey, Thanks for replying.. I'll definitely look into it.. Also is it possible to display images based on a field, say status, in a repeating table column??