InfoPath Dev

It's because users interact with the forms in the library and the filename field needs to be on display so they can access the context menu. Having a long name like 'username - time' is meaningless to the users and takes up space in the view. None of these are huge problems but it just makes it generally easier for them. It's OK, ...

Hi cpluce, Following this method won't the actual file name remain the same (e.g. as "user - timeofsubmit"). What I am trying to achieve is have the file name to be the same as the sharepoint ID. Danny

Hi Patrick, I'm interested in more details on your double submit method! I wasn't able to find more details on the forum and was unsuccessful in my own experimentation. When time permits can you please provide more detail? Appreciate your help. Danny

Have you considered using workflow? I have a number of forms where I set the file name to the sharepoint item ID which is very simple. Create a text field called FileName in the datasource In your data connection to 'submit to sharepoint library', ensure you use the FileName field as the file name. When you publish the form, ...

...and also the cs project. It would only allow me to attach one file.

No worries Gennady Vanin. I've attached the form.

Yes, I can understand. Thankfully someone else went through all the pain so I didn't have to... You'd think they'd have some kind of guide out there on how to do all this stuff. I mean something as simple as setting a field value programmatically really shouldn't be so painful.

This works beautifully! I can't thank you enough Hilary, you've been a MASSIVE help!  Danny

Hi again guys, My code (above) was working beautifully in preview mode in the designer, but now that it's been published it is failing again. Is there a reason this would not work in a browser form? Sorry to be a pest. Danny

You were correct, in order to clear the value of the field I needed to add the xsl:nil attribute to the element. As you described in the how to add xsi:nil = "true" thread. I've pasted my code below for reference. _____________valueNode.SetValue(string.Empty); if (!valueNode.MoveToAttribute("nil", ...