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InfoPath – Limit a Repeating Section

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I had a requirement in one of my forms to limit the number of repeating sections to be displayed. I read through some blogs that gave me some ideas on how to increment the row number which was very helpful and got me on the right track. Check them out when you have a moment: http://nickhurstblog.com/2011/08/26/infopath-2010-repeating-table-incremental-row-number/ https://alecpojidaev.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/accessing-previous-rows-in-repeating-group-for-browser-enabled-forms/… Continue reading InfoPath – Limit a Repeating Section

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InfoPath – Multiple attachments in one web based form

Eric Kirkpatrick11 Comments

Attachments in InfoPath are great.  The only issue with this, is that you can only attach one file to your form at a time.  In order to get a around this, you will need to add a handy dandy repeating section.  I have also added a count box to show how many attachments have been… Continue reading InfoPath – Multiple attachments in one web based form

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InfoPath – Shorten url for browser based forms

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In the world of InfoPath, you may have noticed the the url for an open form is crazy big!  I ran into a problem in the past when I ran out of space in the url.  Sometimes this happens if the form is nested a couple of levels down in a site.  Whenever you open… Continue reading InfoPath – Shorten url for browser based forms

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InfoPath – Add Sequential Dates

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In the past, I needed to add a date sequentially on insert of a repeating table. I found a post by S.Y.M Wong-A-Ton that helped me achieve this.  Here is a link to that post: http://www.bizsupportonline.net/infopath2007/automatically-populate-repeating-table-infopath-sequential-dates.htm If you are working on anything InfoPath, this site is a GREAT resource.  I highly suggest that you check… Continue reading InfoPath – Add Sequential Dates

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InfoPath 2007 – Contact Selector Shows Red X

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On rare occasions, I have ran into this and I always seem to forget what to do then this happens.  It’s actually quite simple.  All that you need to do is run office diagnostics.  First things first, close InfoPath.  Then, follow the directions for your version of Windows. Windows 7 Windows Control Panel Programs and… Continue reading InfoPath 2007 – Contact Selector Shows Red X

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InfoPath 2007 – Populating from data/dropdown info from SharePoint lists using XML form data

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This article applies to InfoPath 2007 only as 2010 and 2013 no longer have this limitation. At some point during your career, you will need to connect to a SharePoint list to retrieve information for a drop down list.  This process has changed since 2007 but I thought that I would go ahead and share… Continue reading InfoPath 2007 – Populating from data/dropdown info from SharePoint lists using XML form data

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InfoPath – Difference between days

Eric Kirkpatrick11 Comments

I had a request for a form to count the number of days between two date pickers as one of it’s functions.  All that you need to make this happen is add two date picker controls and one text field to display the count.  I have included an InfoPath sample form that explains this in… Continue reading InfoPath – Difference between days

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Retrieve Active Directory Information from the User Profile Service – part 1

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Very often in InfoPath, I need to query Active Directory for certain pieces of information just so that I can have some type of functionality within my forms.  One of the most used and easiest forms of this is the user profile service.  I use this to my advantage to query e-mail addresses, user account… Continue reading Retrieve Active Directory Information from the User Profile Service – part 1

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Weird option button behavior

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Just received a message that one of my forms was not behaving properly.  It seems that when someone seleted one of the option buttons in a set, more than one option would get selected.  I said to myself, “This is not possible.  You can only select one option at a time.” Well, come to find out,… Continue reading Weird option button behavior