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InfoPath // One Explanation for “Unhandled exception when rendering form System.Xml.XmlException: Unexpected end of file while parsing Name has occurred. “

By Paul Galvin, on August 11th, 2009

I was working on an InfPath form today and ran up against an old friend, “Unhandled exception when rendering form System.Xml.XmlException: Unexpected end of file while parsing Name has occurred.” This happened to me a long time ago and I don’t kn…

August 11th, 2009 | Category: InfoPath 2007 // Forms Server | Comments are closed

Embed Developer Notes Inside Your InfoPath Forms

By Paul Galvin, on July 8th, 2009

I’m still living in InfoPath Forms world and I needed to make one of those “small” changes to a form that, unfortunately, breaks a naming convention I adopted with it two weeks ago. I thought to myself, “someone is going to look at this thing…

July 8th, 2009 | Category: InfoPath 2007 // Forms Server | Comments are closed

Managing InfoPath Views

By Paul Galvin, on July 6th, 2009

I seem to go through InfoPath phases where, out of the blue, I’m crafting a bunch of forms. My fingers learn how to use the tool well and then I go through nine month drought and have to learn it all over again. I’m in the middle of an InfoPat…

July 6th, 2009 | Category: InfoPath 2007 // Forms Server | Comments are closed

InfoPath Form Sevices, Forms Based Authentication (FBA) and Unique File Names

By Paul Galvin, on June 25th, 2009

I’ve been working on some InfoPath forms this week in MOSS in an FBA environment and learned, when I went to deploy the forms to a production environment with an FBA zone that the username() function function does not work. I was using it to genera…

June 25th, 2009 | Category: InfoPath 2007 // Forms Server | Comments are closed

Quick and Simple: Make an InfoPath Form Read Only (InfoPath Forms Services in MOSS)

By Paul Galvin, on April 25th, 2008

There’s a common business scenario like this: User fills out an InfoPath form. Submits form. Long-running workflow process kicks off. While the workflow is running, we don’t want anyone to change the content of the form. This office….

April 25th, 2008 | Category: InfoPath 2007 // Forms Server | Comments are closed

Switch View View Based on User ID In An InfoPath Form

By Paul Galvin, on January 12th, 2008

We had a developed an InfoPath form with multiple views to support a new hire / on-boarding process. When the company hires a new person, the IT department and other groups need to take action (set up payroll, enable access to appropriate application…

January 12th, 2008 | Category: InfoPath 2007 // Forms Server | Comments are closed

Accidentally Adding Code to an InfoPath Form; Deliberately Removing It

By Paul Galvin, on January 10th, 2008

When working with buttons on a form, we often add rules. You access the rules editor from the properties of the button. When clicking around quickly, it’s easy to accidentally click on "Edit Form Code" instead of "Rules …"…

January 10th, 2008 | Category: InfoPath 2007 // Forms Server | Comments are closed

MOSS: Observations on InfoPath debugging

By Paul Galvin, on July 28th, 2007

InfoPath form server error messages are misleading. During development of an InfoPath form, I would post it to MOSS server and access the form. The form would start to load and then generate a misleading error message pointing me to the windows e…

July 28th, 2007 | Category: InfoPath 2007 // Forms Server | Comments are closed