Professional InfoPath 2003 (eBook)

Ian Williams, Pierre Greborio (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2004 | 1. Auflage
408 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-7645-7277-7 (ISBN)

Infos

What is this book about?Microsoft InfoPath 2003 helps developers tackle forms-basedinformation-gathering with the full range of XML technologies. Thisbook quickly guides experienced Office and XML developers throughInfoPath fundamentals, including XML form templates architecture,form definition file structure, available external data sources,and backend services. From there, you delve into validation andupdating forms, both during development and as business needschange. Finally, you examine the InfoPath security model, learningto implement and deploy trusted forms.The second part of this book is an intensive case study coveringmetadata processing, exporting XML data to Excel for analysis, andmuch more.What does this book cover?Here are just a few of the things you'll learn in this book:* The development options InfoPath makes available through XMLtechnology* How to combine various form files into a customizedtemplate* The architecture of an InfoPath form template and the filetypes you can use in various applications* Ways to build a form interface using menus or objects on thetask pane* Methods to support users at various levels of experience* Different means of validating forms and reporting errors* How to implement digital signatures and other form securitymeasures with InfoPathWho is this book for?This book is for experienced corporate developers who have astrong knowledge of XML and related technologies as well as solidexperience with Microsoft Office and related applications.

Autor

Ian Williams is an information designer specializing in XMLtechnologies and a software technical writer. He worked in the UKpublishing industry before getting involved in informationtechnology at OWL International, developers of one of the firstcommercial hypertext products. Ian was a product manager there, andlater a consultant working with large corporate customers.Since 1998 Ian has worked independently on technical writing andinformation design projects for customers like Nokia and Reuters.He lives with his wife in London, England, from which theyregularly escape to a house on a beach overlooking the EnglishChannel.Pierre Greborio is chief software architect of PEWay, anItalian software company providing services and Internettechnologies for financial companies.Born in 1971 in Belgium, he graduated as a telecommunicationengineer from the University of Pavia in Italy.His activity is characterized by a strong passion for technology.He participated in several talks at developer conferences anduniversity workshops and wrote several articles for developermagazines and user groups about Microsoft .NET technologies andMicrosoft Office InfoPath 2003. In the beginning of 2003, Pierrewas given the award of Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for.NET.

Inhalt

Introduction.Chapter 1: About InfoPath.Chapter 2: Form Template Architecture.Chapter 3: Key Form Elements.Chapter 4: Meta Data Elements.Chapter 5: Integrating Secondary Data Sources.Chapter 6: Adding Business Logic.Chapter 7: Back-End Services.Chapter 8: Component Types and Controls.Chapter 9: Upgrading Forms.Chapter 10: Security.Chapter 11: Customizing Forms.Chapter 12: Introducing the Case Study.Chapter 13: Input Data Structures.Chapter 14: Implementing the Template.Chapter 15: ADO Scripts for Rates.Chapter 16: ADO Scripts for Posting.Chapter 17: Output Data Structures.Appendix A: InfoPath XSF Schema.Appendix B: InfoPath Form Definition Reference.Appendix C: InfoPath Object Model Reference.Appendix D: References.Glossary.Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.4.2004
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Office Programme ► Outlook
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• Schlagworte: Computer-Ratgeber • Computer Science • End-User Computing • InfoPath • Informatik • Office Productivity-Microsoft (General & Office suite) • Office-Software Microsoft • Web-Entwicklung / Electronic Commerce • Web Site Development / Electronic Commerce • XML
• ISBN-10: 0-7645-7277-6 / 0764572776
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-7277-7 / 9780764572777