InfoPath Dev

When using InfoPath, the default DATE data type does not have a input recognition when entering only digits such as (41315) to (4/13/15). How to change the user input automatically of number/digits into a date format?

Does the ForceUpdate function also cause the validation and formatting rules in the InfoPath form to refresh as well? I'm trying to use it after deleting a signature in the code behind, and it doesn't actually update any of the rules. Then if I go into the Digital Signatures dialog box in InfoPath...

There is no single formula to translate all of these different formats. What you want is a separate action rule for each phone number format. Each rule will have a condition checking if the phone number is format X, and if it is then you will have a translate function to translate the phone number into...

I've seen "copy and paste this" into the formula boxes to achieve different effect, but I'd like them explained a bit as well so I can change it if needed. I recieve phone numbers in various formats from a database, I want them in the 123-456-7890 format. I recieve them in (123)456...

I want to format the date from MM/DD/YY to MMMM dd, yyyy in the browser. I have learned that I can not do this via msxsl:format-date because it only works with InfoPath Filler. However, I can't find a workaround. Does anyone have any suggestions that doesn't require using a third party tool?

Requirement: Display the value in DateTime picker control exactly how it was entered regardless of time zone (in "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm [AM|PM]" format). Problem Case: We have employees in multiple time zones. Our form has a DateTime Picker control where employees enter the date and time for a change...

InfoPath won't let you collapse/expand a repeating table, but you can show/hide each instance of it. Depending on whether you also need to hide some of the text associated with your repeating tables, you can either put a formatting rule directly on the repeating table and hide that under certain...

In the attached form I have a couple formatting rules I'm trying to apply based on the preceding-sibling value. It looks like it should work but it's not. The conditions I'm trying to apply are: preceding-sibling::my:field1 = "" AND preceding-sibling::my:UniqueRowGuid = my:UniqueRowGuid...

Hi, Is there a way to create excel file from InfoPath xml data? When something like button clicked event happens, I want to write a c# code behind to convert InfoPath xml data to create excel file. Is there a way to do this? How do I code it? Thanks.

I am a new InfoPath user. I don't have a computer science/IT background. I just started using InfoPath 2007 to automate our complex contract formulation process that has lots of inputs and alternate clauses. I copied the basic (required) contract structure/format from Word, which has hyperlinks and...