InfoPath Dev

I am very new to VB and need to use VB to code a script from InfoPath 2010 to submit a POST to a Python based REST web service.  Can someone please point me to an example where I can get started.  Any help would be appreciated.

I'm working on a web service in python (DJANGO) and I want to access that service from an InfoPath 2010 form.  I believe that InfoPath only uses GET for REST based services.  Please let me know if that's incorrect.  I am trying to determine exactly what InfoPath is looking for in the form of XML reply from the REST web ...

I need to pass a field to SharePoint that contains plain text only, but that field is longer that 255 characters.  I currently pass the item as rich text so that when I email the item out of SharePoint as part of a workflow, the item displays in full.  However, since the email must contain only plain text, the item I send has RTF type ...

My problem is that I need to find a file, and get the name of the file, without code.  Our InfoPath/SharePoint keepers have locked us out of adding code, so thats not an option.  I'm really trying to pass the name of a selectable file through to SharePoint.

Is there a way to get a directory tree listing in a selectable control without using the attachment controls?

Is there a way to get the filename of a file attached via the attachment control, without code?  I do not have access to Visual Studio.

I am very new to Infopath.  I am trying to use a button to send an email.  I have the appropriate data connections and everything actually works, but, I am trying to get the email to actually send when I press the button instead of pressing the button and having the email confirmation pop up that I have to click on again to actually send ...