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Also, for anyone else that reads this: I figured out what my error was with the previous format. The "zero or one," "zero or more" and "one or more" are modifiers, which must be added after the character pattern identifier. For example, I was also trying to figure out how to require 4 numbers, with the option ...

Dang - it works great for me too! I wasn't even aware that was a valid way to type the validation formula (and apparently was using the wrong search terms since I never came across the article you cited). As always Hilary you are awesome and I thank you for your help!

I am trying to do a basic validation in Infopath for a field that can only be a pattern of 5 or 6 numbers. I understand how to do the Data Entry Pattern validations, and 5 digits would be \d\d\d\d\d. What I am having trouble with is the option of a sixth character. It may be there, it may not. Both are acceptable. If I use \d\d\d\d\d? it ...

Hilary, thank you so very, very much for all of your efforts in trying to help me out. In the end I decided to fall back to an earlier, saved version and re-do all of my changes up to this version. It took roughly half a day, but I had already killed almost as much time trying to fix the other one. In the end, the lesson here is it's ...

Well, I did exactly that, and shown below is the edited manifest. Re-opened in InfoPath and saved and same result. I checked the text boxes too, and they are all blank. At this point I am wondering if I shouldn't go back to an earlier version of the form and re-do the changes...

The refresh didn't work. How/where do I access the raw data you show in your screenshot?

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OK, it worked. I deleted an entire section, but that part has no relation to this particular bug. I've attached a truncated form. The specific text box I am having issues with is titled Project No. on the form. It's near(er) the top. The field itself is also called Project No. For me it displays the bug even in Preview, so you ...

Trying to think how I can do it. The form also contains a lot of XML that InfoPath does not save (another, unrelated bug). I've learned to work around that one by leaving my computer on 24/7 when doing development updates - I recode all the XML then never turn it off until I am satisfied with the update, then save and close - at which point ...

Hi Hilary, thanks for getting back. It's a list form. The text box no longer has any limitations or any rules applied. The field itself is at the default 255 characters. It displays the same 3-character limit in Preview, so it's clearly with the InfoPath form and not the list settings. Just for giggles though I created a test ...