[AccessD] MS InfoPath and OneNote

Hi Charlotte

Though without having touched it yet, I see xforms and InfoPath as
tools for more or less platform independent data entry and lookup.

The important thing is that you should be able to build in data
validation it a high level without having to do the usual roundtrips
to a server or rely on specail applets, ActiveX modules etc.

But I have the same wonderings as you: where do these generated xml
files go? Somewhere they have to be munched and entered into some kind
of central storage (SQL engine). For any application with high traffic
this calls for a sort of message queue and then all the "quick and
easy" is gone.

/gustav


> Am I the only one who thinks Access is history?  Heaven knows what they
> intend to use to *analyze* that data they collect with InfoPath.  I
> certainly won't volunteer to do it because I had too much experience
> trying to do something similar with data collected (similarly except for
> the XML) in FileMaker!  Yuck!!  Relational design is apparently too hard
> for people to learn so we're going to use XML instead.

> Charlotte Foust

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gustav Brock [mailto:gustav at cactus.dk] 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 3:51 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS InfoPath and OneNote


> Hi All

> Located this short article by Bill Ramos (Lead Program Manager,
> Microsoft Office Access 2003) on InfoPath which addresses people like
> us:  

>   http://accessvbsqladvisor.com/doc/13108

> and about the toolkit:

>   http://msadvisor.com/doc/13297

> /gustav


>> Hi all

>> Anyone familiar with these new products and if they somehow relate to 
>> Access?

>> I've tried to browse some brochures but they are so hyped that it is 
>> just plain impossible to figure out wether these apps are fancy toys 
>> which will bring any machine to a crawl or if they could be useful 
>> tools in cooperation with Access and database applications.

>> And how are the programmed if you wish to create custom build apps? 
>> I've located this link to a SDK related to InfoPath:

>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=351f0616-93aa
>> -4fe8-9238-d702f1bfbab4&displaylang=en

>> but it looks like you need to take a deep breath and have a weekend 
>> set aside.

>> Also, how much are they relying on specific MS server software like 
>> SharePoint or Exchange or pure MS environments or Office 2003 only? If

>> so, the usefulness is very limited as our clients use a variety of 
>> systems.

>> /gustav