InfoPath Dev

Hello, I often use the new "External Item Picker" control in IP 2010 web forms. And -as always- I use different server machine for test and production environment. Unfortunately I have not found a way by now to set the properties for the 'External Item Picker' (ECT Namespace, EECT Name, System Instance Name and so on) ...

Hello. I often use the quickinfo to show more description of the underlying field. Now some of my employees asked me if it is possible to show the quickinfo for a longer time then the default setting. Does anyone know where I can set the time for 'How long will the quickinfo will be shown after mouse-over'? Thanks for any useful ...

Hi jchilde, please have a look at: http://geekswithblogs.net/scavanagh/articles/how-to--spell-check-an-infopath-form-displayed-via.aspx Even if the title of this article talks about "...displayed via XmlFormView..." you can use the same technique if you don´t want to use the XmlFormView-Control. I have realized this a few months ago ...

Hi James, sure, you can do this with rules only. First of all you have to get the current user name. This can be done with the userName() function in the 'Default value' field of a textbox. The checkbox 'Refresh value when formula is recalculated' must be deactivated. Then you need a second textbox with the same function in the ...

Hi John, als always in life ... it depends on ... I don´t think that you can always make the 'right decision' when to use Infopath and when to use basic SharePoint lists. But I can recommend the following blog post for a better ...

Hello Maxnimrod, ... and welcome to our forum! Basically what you need is a "Horizontal repeating table" to accomplish this task. But you have to consider that you can´t use this control in a browser-compatible form as it is only supported in Infopath client forms. If you need to use this in a browser-compatible form I would like to ...

Hello, this thread is almost one year old but I am having exactly the same problem. Does anyone know if there is a solution in the meantime. Regards, Karsten

Hello, A quick way to do this is by adding a data validation rule on the text box with a condition that the check box must be selected to run the rule and thus make the text box a required field. If field1 is the text box and field2 is the check box on your form, you can add a data validation rule as follows: Double-click the Text Box control ...

Hello nsdolic, in my opinion the easiest way to accomplish this task is to design a workflow with "SharePoint Designer". The workflow can be bind to the appropriate library in SharePoint. You can configure the workflow for starting every time when an item in the library will be submit. I use this in various libraries even in form ...

Hello, nothing could be easier! Sure, I will share the solution. Just call the 'Form options' menu and select the category 'Browser'. There you will find the option: 'Form language'. The last step is just to choose your favorite language. Regards,