[AccessD] MS Excel 2007 + MS InforPath 2007 Automation docs andsamples....

Hi All,

I have found some subject's samples here:

External Automation Scenarios and Examples
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa948065(VS.80).aspx

They look good for starters, and I should be able to find my way to solve the task, but any additional, especially advanced samples, as e.g. using MS InfoPath forms with MS Outlook would be very welcome here.

Thank you.

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Shamil

-----Original Message-----
From: Салахетдинов Шамиль<mcp2004 at mail.ru>
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:28:33 +0300
Subject: [AccessD] MS Excel 2007 + MS InforPath 2007 Automation docs andsamples....

> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm looking for information and working samples of MS Excel 2007 + MS Infopath 2007 Automation: basically the task is as the following:
> 
> - there exists MS Infopath 2007 form with a list (datasheet) form having up to 300 rows;
> - this form is published on server (it's unclear what kind of server is used in this case - SharePoint or MS Forms Server or ... - it's unclear because I do not have access to this environment and I'm going to make this project in "semi-blind" mode based on screenshots and descriptions of the target environment..);
> - the above mentioned InfoPath form is exported into MS Excel worksheet;
> - MS Excel worksheets gets up to 300 rows and let's say 20 columns with one of those columns being a link to another InforPath form;
> - each and every link of MS Excel rows' shoudl be clicked to open MS Inforpath form, put current date in one of the fields and click button save - repeat that up to 300 times...
> 
> That's a "monkey work", which is not yet automated there on target environment, and it's unclear how much time it will take to thjem to automate this work/task. And I have to help ASAP here...
> 
> I do not have working experince with InfoPath development/Automation, and I'm currently reading:
> 
> Guide to InfoPath 2007 Developer Documentation
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb294378.aspx 
> 
> and I suppose I should try to use:
> 
> InfoPath Managed Code External Automation Object Model
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.office.interop.infopath(VS.80).aspx
> 
> I'd be very grateful to get and investigate ready to use sample - something like:
> 
> - 1. start InfoPath using Automation;
> - 2. open a form in InfoPath given its location (authentication? login? passeord?)
> - 3. export Infopath form into MS Excel workbook (save on local disk);
> - 4. open saved MS Excel workbook;
> - 5. "click" link in given column to open InfopathForm;
> - 6. enter a value in a given field;
> - 7. "click" button in InfoPath form;
> - 8. close InfoPath form;
> - 9. repeat steps 5-8 as many times as the qty of rows with data in MS Excel workbook.
> 
> Note: Exporting to MS Excel can be skipped IOW list/datasheet InfoPath form can be used as source of the links to "click" on to open another form to enter a data value in a field of, to click button of, to close...
> 
> TIA.
> 
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> Shamil
> 
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