InfoPath Dev

K, I figured the problem out myself.  The data should have been stored in a database as opposed to just an XML file.  A database is considered a primary connection which can receive and submit date as opposed to the XML file, which only secondary

Yes they are saved as resource files, can you give me your best suggestion to avoid having to keep recreating these data connections,  I don't think I'm adding new XML Elements, but I'm not sure what that is.  The XML Files are located on my computer, so don't understand why it's not automatically retrieving the data ...

My problem is, when I add new information to my XML excel sheets the new information is not showing up on my form when I open it.  So what I'm doing to get me by until I figure it out is create a new data connection for each field that I updated.  I'm using Info Path 2003, I have to design all the companies forms and I am ...