InfoPath Dev

Is there a better way to do this? I am forcing it through the "advanced settings" in the SharePoint Library, but users can still open it in InfoPath when they e-mail a link to the form.

Thanks a lot, Patrick.  I got some technical assistance from Microsoft, and they got me set up with both a Refresh button (which I had tried and done incorrectly before) and with an “Open and Save” rule which refreshes the data upon just opening the form.  They're both working very well.  They agreed that you have ...

 Maybe I've oversimplified this, but this should be possible. See the attached template for a sample.

If the value is in the XML when you open in Notepad, then there must be something happening when the form opens in InfoPath. Anyway, maybe the solution is to disable the form from opening in InfoPath? Sorry, I'm out of ideas!

[quote user="ErnestoM"] Hello, Let's make sure the process is clear: 1. User submits the form. 2. Workflow adds the Request Number. 3. User reopens the form - when the user reopens, is the Request Number visible in the form? Is the Request Number stored in the xml? (you can download the xml and open it in a text editor to ...

I am trying to do this as well. I had thought about using a text box to allow the user to specify the To: address. The problem there is that you don't get Outlook's auto-complete / validation capabilities. As someone enters an address in Outlook, the application will provide recipient suggestions as you type; and if you enter an ...

I use the MS Access Wizard to create a form which is emailed via outlook to users to update information.  The form appears in the email, however when you open the attachement I get the following error: a window appears say "New from Existing Document"; I cannot creat new, but why would I have to?  It errors out the email ...

Ted, I have taken a look at the qRules product and I think it could add alot of value to what I do.  Unfortunately I am faced with a deadline on my current project and getting a software purchase made at my organization isnt a quick and easy process.  So I am hoping for a solution that doesn't require me to make an additional ...

when ever i do coding in Infopath on  my local machine it work fine........and when i try from hosted server it gives  error  on this line using (SPSite SiteCollection = new SPSite(https://OnlineServices.sharepoint.apac.microsoftonline.com))   ERROR  The Web application at ...

Figured out the problem. The problem is disccused in MS KB article  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316431/  "Internet Explorer is unable to open Office documents from an SSL Web site" The fix was to uncheck the IE option...( on the Advanced tab).... "Do not save encrypted data to disk".  Once I did that ...