To open the InfoPath XML file from Workflow email

The xml files are based upon xsn or template files. XML is raw data and you need a template for the form's formatting and structure. You need to bind the URL like below:

https://server/sitesname/_layouts/FormServer.aspx?XmlLocation=[%LibraryName:Server Relative URL%]&source=form library path&DefaultItemOpen=1

Publish InfoPath 2007 form in MOSS 2007

1. Design the form
2. Create a form library to store the source form template (xsn).
3. Create another form library to store all the submitted forms
4. Submit data to document library(step 2) on Submit option
5. Publish form to the form library (step 1)

Table border color always black in InfoPath table

To change the border color of a table in InfoPath

1. Right-click the table that you want to change the color.
2. Click Borders and Shading menu.
3. In Borders Tab, select the color that you want to apply for the table border from color palette.
4. Under Presets, click the button for the borders that you want. (NOTE: you need to click the preset button every time you change the color, otherwise the border color remains unchanged)
5. Click OK

Add Label Control in InfoPath

To add a dynamic label control in InfoPath 2007, we can use the Expression Box in Advanced Controls section.

For example, if you want to insert the current date as a dynamic label in the form,

1. Add Expression Box in the form
2. Insert function Date and Time --> Today
3. To change the Date format - Set the format under Result Section in General Tab of Expression Box Properties

Bind SharePoint list filtered data to Infopath dropdown

To bind a SharePoint list data in to a combo box in InfoPath
By default the values of a specific field in a list is bind based on the default view set in the list.

To bind the values based on a different view, below are the steps

1. Form the URL of the list and view
https:////_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?Cmd=Display&List=<YourListID>&XMLDATA=TRUE&View=<YourViewID&gt;

To get your list ID and View ID

List Settings --> Click on the View that you want to bind in the infopath drop down control

Your URL contains the List GUID and View GUID
https:///sites//_layouts/ViewEdit.aspx?List=%7B9B7BA6DE%2D0C1C%2D4832%2D8CC0%2DAF71EC3BAB46%7D&View=%7BF60E1186%2D394F%2D4BF3%2D96CD%2D0CC62C693D85%7D&Source=<>


2. Use the formed URL as your XML data source in InfoPath and your drop down data will be filtered as per your specific view
3. In InfoPath Data Connection Wizard, select XML document as your data source and provide the following URL as the XML data file

https:////_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?Cmd=Display&List=<YourListID>&XMLDATA=TRUE&View=<YourViewID>




4. Create a data connection and set that to the drop down list in the InfoPath. Now the drop down will list the data based on your specific view