November 2005 Entries
[via InfoPath Team Blog]
I found a great reference on How To handle offline data with InfoPath and synching (synchronizing) the offline InfoPath Form Data to a Sharepoint Services Form Library upon reconnection or being online.
Scenario :User fills out forms for a particular form template while the laptop is disconnected from the network. Upon reconnection, seamlessly synchronize the offline forms to a Windows SharePoint Services form library. Solution: Using OnSubmitRequest, you can have the code save to the offline folder depending on if we're offline or not, as in the following code, which is written in C# using our Visual Studio...
[via Westin]
How to create a link to launch an InfoPath Form in order to fill out a Form Library in Sharepoint. Westin recommends using FrontPage 2003 to edit the page on which you would like the link to appear, add a form library web part to the page, convert it to an XSL data view, delete everything but the “Fill Out This Form” toolbar element and then change the wording of the hyperlink to your choosing.
see the full posting here...
Fill Out an InfoPath Form Library From a Link On Another Page
Another related posting...
Launch an InfoPath form from a SharePoint page...
[via Westin]
Systems know who you are, but SharePoint and/or InfoPath solutions rarely take advantage of that awareness. Here is an easy way to create a more personalized experience for your users using built-in functionality of InfoPath and SharePoint.
Read the full details at:
Using InfoPath and SharePoint to Create Personalized Views
[via Scott Guthrie]
...enabling role-based security with ASP.NET 2.0 is now trivially easy with the new ASP.NET 2.0 role management service.
Scott references a MSDN WhitePaper detailing best practices and highly recommends it.
One tip that the papers cover that I’ve been meaning to blog about is the ability to add declarative permission attributes to classes and methods. These allow you to limit the ability to instantiate a type or invoke a class member based on the identity of the browser user for the request, and provide a clean defense-in-depth mechanism that you can use to add additional security to your business logic, data...
[via AC]
Andrew Connell wrote an article on how to efficiently use Virtual PC for development environments. He does a great job of going into specifics - complete with screen shots. The aspect of the article I really needed was how to save disk space with multiple environments.
Check it out by reading HOWTO: Use Virtual PC's Differencing Disks to your Advantage
If you are like me and don't want to waste time looking for the right Regular Expression here's your reference site!
Regular Expression Library
This site is dedicated to everything Regular Expressions. A must Bookmark. It even has a feed for recent patterns submitted - and a blog!
[via MSDN]
Here's a good starting point direct from the creators themselves...
InfoPath 2003 is a new application in the Microsoft Office System that can help you gather information flexibly and efficiently in rich, dynamic forms. You can more effectively share, reuse, and repurpose information throughout your team or organization—improving collaboration and decision-making to positively impact your business.
You'll find in-depth content, code walkthroughs, downloads, product information, and more at this one-stop resource for InfoPath developers.
Technical Articles
Developer Documentation
Training
Downloads
Last, but certainly not least --- Essentials
Find it all here by clicking --> InfoPath 101 <--
I was looking for some solid examples of InfoPath and Sharepoint integration to help expedite my learning curve with my current project at work. I found a site through msdn newsgroups:
InfoPath Lookup of List Data
The Definitive ADVANCED book on MCMS is here!
Advanced Microsoft Content Management Server Development
One of the co-authors, Andrew Connell, announces the release on his blog here and gives his personal perspective on his first writing experience. The content in this baby looks phenomenal! A MUST for all Microsoft CMS developers. Congratulations AC, Angus, Mei Ying and Stefan! I can't wait to get my hands on it.
The Advanced...
The Predecessor...
The guys name is Ray Lamontange and I found out about him through Carl Franklin's posting on his “encounter” or time spent with him. Ray's story is an interesting read. I found myself late one night, while on a business trip, reading and listening to this man's music. You won't understand this guy unless you read what other's and himself have wrote about him. He seems to be a star on the rise in the music industry - with his debut album recently released by RCA.
Ray LaMontagne was born in New Hampshire ("But we were just passing through," he points out), one...