InfoPath Dev

I have a sharepoint 2010 list that contains strings that were concatenated with numbers. The ID column was used (I didn't develop this) and now there are issues since the ID Column somehow changed when the site was migrated, so it needs to be replaced with something else. Is there a way using a formula that I can query sharepoint and ...

2 Part question, 1st is how do I query just the possible choice values in a sharepoint choice column? I have a connection that queries the list for that value, but it returns all EXISTING choice values in the list, as opposed to the possible choices I have set in the column. Example: In the SharePoint site I have a choice column with 5 ...

Is there a reasonably easy way to accomplish this? I just need the screentip to stretch past the control and go over the entire row as well as the header column. I tried using a section to put the row in to see if it could be done that way but it doesn't appear you can add screentips to sections. Appreciate any help with this, this site ...