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Developing Solutions with Microsoft Infopath
Build innovative, XML-based solutions faster - with expert guidance from three veterans of the Microsoft InfoPath design team. Discover how to use common InfoPath design patterns to accelerate the development of forms with a dynamic, easy-to-use front end that connects seamlessly with middle-tier services and back-end servers, including databases,
Web services, and Microsoft BizTalk Server. The authors walk you through a range of programming scenarios - explaining the pros and cons of various approaches and sharing their best practices and undocumented tips. You'll also find real-world examples, including a complete, three-tier business solution. Discover how to: *Customize and deploy your own InfoPath forms, taking advantage of ready-made sample code *Create smart InfoPath forms to provide a dynamic experience using conditional visibility, data validation, and autopopulation *Design a rich form interface with structured and dynamic sections, multiple views, and calculations *Build forms-based workflow processing into InfoPath forms using e-mail, SharePoint servers, and BizTalk *Use the Microsoft .NET common language runtime-based object model to increase development flexibility *Receive and submit data for your forms using back-end databases and Web services
CONTENTS:
Customizing sample forms
Creating & using forms
Creating smart forms
Creating rich forms
Advanced form design
Database integration
Web services
Deployment & security
SharePoint collaboration
Forms-based workflow
Advanced workflow with BizTalk
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