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XmlFormView Control And Forms Services
The XmlFormView control plays the central role in rendering the display to a user in an HTML compatible format. When not using the Forms Service XmlFormControl within a WebPart, it becomes...
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Event Handling In InfoPath
Within the InfoPath 2007, there is the option to handle events using an item called the Event Manager. Similar to the event receiver architecture provided by other facilities of SharePoint, the Event...
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Deployment Scenarios and Forms Service Security
Deploying an InfoPath form involves examining the type of InfoPath development that was performed, whether the forms you developed were codeless or code-bound. When developing custom forms that don’t...
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Building Forms without Forms Services – Introduction
For some organizations, it is not possible to use Forms Services either as an architectural or budget constraint. Therefore, other avenues of development must be considered when looking to move to a...
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Developing A SharePoint Form WebPart – Part 1 – Set Up the WebPart Class
Before accomplishing any custom development, the necessary foundational code must be added to the WebPart in order to set it up for inclusion in the SharePoint environment. You must establish the...
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Developing A SharePoint Form WebPart – Part 2 – Declare Variables, Assign...
Once the class is setup for the Form WebPart, you need to declare relevant variables and instantiate the required controls by overriding the CreateChildControls() method. For the Forms WebPart, which...
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Developing A Form WebPart – Part 3 – Setup the Connection to the SQL Server...
In order to manage the connection to the database and perform relevant database operations, use ADO.NET functionality out of the System.Data.SqlClient namespace. For the Forms WebPart, ADO.NET provides...
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Developing A Form WebPart – Part 4 – Setup the Validation Controls
The data that is being submitted with the Forms WebPart requires validation before it is committed to the database in order to maintain integrity of the information being stored. Doing validation with...
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Developing A Form WebPart – Part 5 – Wiring The Submission Event
The last portion required for the Form WebPart is getting the actual data into the database by wiring a submission event to the save button declared previously, easily accomplished by calling a stored...
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Conclusions On Forms Services Development
Using InfoPath 2007 and InfoPath Forms Services within a SharePoint environment is a powerful option to take legacy paper-based form processes and convert them to powerful electronic data entry...
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