InfoPath 2007 – Using a SharePoint list source with a calculated column
A common way to populate a drop-down list box control in InfoPath is to bind it to a SharePoint list data source. Not difficult at all, of course, and a great way to leverage dynamic data managed in...
View ArticleUsing the UserGroup web service and InfoPath 2007
I recently had a requirement to show a different InfoPath (web) view based on a user’s membership within a specific SharePoint group. This would be pretty straight-forward using the SP object model,...
View ArticleInfoPath Tip #1: Promoting a new column on an existing InfoPath web form
InfoPath, like SharePoint Designer, often gets a bad rap in the SharePoint developer community. I have heard a lot of people dismiss both tools as “power user” tools and therefore exclude them from...
View ArticleInfoPath Tip #2 – Changing views
It’s common to have multiple views in an InfoPath application. What many don’t realize is that you can control the navigation of views with C# code in the VSTA interface. To move between views, for...
View ArticleInfoPath Tip #3: Changing the background of a text control with code
Ok, it’s true you can’t change the background of a control in your code in the same way you can with ASP.NET. However, with a little ingenuity you can create the same effect using a combination of...
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