InfoPath Dev

Hi BobGa, Thanks for posting. First time I have heard of this bug. I would contact Microsoft since it seems like a bug. We advocate using Web Services between InfoPath and SQL since that gives you a layer and added redundancy.

could you explain how you go about the double submit for me that would be brill.

Changing the control shouldn't change the schema. If you change the data source (i.e. schema) you will have problems with old data. Make sure you just rebind the control. Don't change the data source.

Hello, Best practice for auto-numbering is to do a double submit. Submit to SharePoint, query the number assigned, set the field for the number, and then submit again. If you are also emailing the form, do that only after the other actions. I'm not sure what S.Y.M. Wong said in her blog. We don't support her web site. You're best ...

Hi Chintan, If you are using a ShaRePoint List form, you can save to the list. Otherwise, you need to write code. qRules is the cheapest solution out there to solve your problem if you need to integrate your InfoPath Form in a Library with a separate SharePoint list. We don't make any profit from it. The cost of $199 covers our cost. This ...

Hi Victoria and welcome, Yes, you can just have the field show up in that other section (as duplicate) and make it read-only. If you change it to a plain text control, it will show the XHTML which won't look so good. You can copy it to another rich text field (different from the original) and then allow editing. Hope that helps.  

Hi everyone, I'm creating a performance appraisal form and it requires that deliverables be developed and written into a rich text field. I would like the deliverables to automatically appear in another area of the form so that it doesn't need to be typed out again. Is there any way to have the contents of a manually typed rich text field ...

Hi ErnestoM , Thanks for your reply. But, this tool will cost me couple of bucks. Can you give me some other alternative?

hi all, i have an infopath form that submits to a sharepoint library, having followed the following tutorial - http://www.bizsupportonline.net/browserforms/autonumber-infopath-form-submitted-sharepoint-library.htm it creates an autonumber for each form thats submitted. what i wish to do is when submit is clicked, i want the form to be ...

Hi, this is a common question; what you're describing is called "cascading dropdowns". Please perform a forum or Google search for more info. I'm betting you'll find lots of how-to's and articles. If you can't find what you need, let us know. Good luck!