InfoPath 2003 Solution Center

How-to articles - InfoPath 2003

• Technical resources for Office Products
  This article describes technical resources available on the various Microsoft web sites that you can use to assist you in the deployment and use of Microsoft Office applications.
• How to view transformed InfoPath form data in Internet Explorer
  Describes how to create an InfoPath form template and how to modify Template.xml. You have to modify Template.xml so that the forms that you create appear correctly in Internet Explorer. Be careful when you save custom modifications to a local computer
• How to use wildcard characters in an InfoPath form query when binding to an ADO data source
  Describes how you can use scripting in InfoPath to use wildcard characters in an SQL query.
• How to submit an InfoPath form to a Windows SharePoint Services document library
  Describes how to design a form template that uses script to submit form data to a Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) document library. This article also discusses how to submit form data to a WSS document library by using the UI in InfoPath 2003 SP1.
• How to resize the controls on a Microsoft Office InfoPath form based on the width of the form
  Explains how to resize the controls on an InfoPath form based on the width of the form.
• How to check the version of Office 2003 products
  This article describes how to determine the exact version of your Microsoft Office 2003 product. It also provides version numbers for the original release and subsequent service packs.
• How to obtain a new product key for a Microsoft Office product
  Explains what to do if you must have a new product key for installing Office programs if your key label is damaged or is missing.
• How to handle mixed content elements in XML documents in InfoPath 2007 and in InfoPath 2003
  Describes how InfoPath handles a schema that has mixed content for a form data source. First, you createa a schema for mixed content. Then you create an InfoPath form that uses the schema for a data source.
• How to implement a recursive data source structure and a view in Office InfoPath 2003
  Provides step-by-step instructions for two methods that you can use to create a recursive data source structure and view.
• How to put an image on a button in InfoPath 2003 or in InfoPath 2007
  Describes how to build a sample form with a single Button. Also describes how to put a .gif file image on that Button and how to edit the Button to make the Button appear the way you want it to appear.
• How to dynamically populate a drop-down list by calling a Web service in InfoPath
  Describes how to call a Web service to dynamically populate a drop-down list that is based on the selection in a second drop-down list. To do this, you can use a script in InfoPath. You can use the data filter feature in InfoPath.
• How to bind a Rich Text Box control to an element that is returned from a Web service in InfoPath and Visual Studio .NET 2003
  Describes the steps to bind a Rich Text Box control on an InfoPath form to an XML element that is returned from a Web service. Applies to InfoPath and Visual Studio .NET 2003. After you create the Web service, you create the InfoPath form.
• How to programmatically change the default view of an InfoPath form
  Provides step-by-step instructions about how to change the default view of an InfoPath form. After you create a new view on a new form, you add script and then test the form.
• How to create a custom validation error message that contains the name of the control that is being validated in InfoPath
  Describes the steps to create an inline error message from the user interface or from a script. The inline message has a custom error message that contains the name of the control in case there is a validation error.
• How to understand the repair feature in Office 2003 and in Office XP
  Explains how the repair feature works in Office 2003.
• How to distribute an InfoPath 2003 form template to offline users in Office InfoPath 2003
  Describes four methods that you can use to distribute InfoPath form templates to offline users. You can use cached files. You can publish the form to a null location. You can use a URN-based reference. You can also send the form as an attachment.
• How to view error signatures if an Office program experiences a serious error and quits
  Explains how to view the error signatures when an Office program experiences a serious error and quits.
• Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
  Describes the updated version of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility. Provides a link where you can download the utility.
• How to automatically display the first item in a drop-down list box in InfoPath 2003
  This article describes how to automatically display the first item in a drop-down list box that has been populated with values from a data connection to an XML file.
• How to modify an external schema for an InfoPath form
  Describes how to design an InfoPath form that is based on an external schema. Describes how to manually modify the external schema.
• How to work with stored procedures by using script in an InfoPath form
  Provides step-by-step instructions how to create an InfoPath form that displays the results of a parameterized stored procedure. After you create a new form from a data source, you design a query, and then test the form.
• How to use a script or a secondary data source field for conditional formatting in InfoPath
  Describes how to use a script or a field in a secondary data source for a conditional formatting expression in an InfoPath form.
• How to debug a script for a InfoPath form
  Describes how to stop code execution in an InfoPath form. You want to do this so you can debug a script for an InfoPath form. Includes steps to install the Web Debugging feature.
• How to change the URL of a Web service in InfoPath 2003
  Describes how to modify the URL of a Web service that is used as a data source for an InfoPath form. Create a simple Web service. Create a new form from the Web service. Change the URL of the Web service.
• How to bind an XML data source to InfoPath fields in Office InfoPath
  Describes how to create an XML file and XML style sheet. This article introduces how to use a script to transfer the data from an XML data source to the InfoPath fields, and then how to use the UI to bind an XML data source to the InfoPath fields.