Add remove update resource files in a form template InfoPath 2007
Author: mety Labels:: Add remove update resource files in a form template InfoPath 2007A resource file is a file that is used to display additional information in a form template. When you save or publish a form template, any resource files are included in the form template. You can add the following types of resource files to your form template: HTML files You can use HTML files to display information in a custom task pane (custom task pane: An .html file whose content is displayed in a window next to a form. Custom task panes can provide form-specific commands and Help content.). Note When you add an HTML file as a resource file to a form template, you should also add any files that are required by the HTML file, such as other HTML files, style sheets, or graphics files. XML files You can use XML files to populate list box controls, combo box controls, or drop-down list box controls. If the data in a list box, combo box, or drop-down list box control are constant, put that data in an XML file and add that file to the form template as a resource file, rather than using a data connection (data connection: The connection between an InfoPath form and an external data source, such as a database, Web service, SharePoint library, or XML file. Data connections are used to query and submit data.) to populate those controls. When you use a resource file, forms that are based on that form template open quicker than forms that use a data connection to populate those controls. That is because the data in a resource file is considered part of the form template and does not rely on a data connection to get the data. If the form template is not configured so that the form stores the data from an external data source, the form must be connected to the network in order to get the required data. A resource file doesn't need a data connection, because the data is already part of the form. What do you want to do? Add a resource file to a form template
Remove a resource file from a form template
Update a resource file in a form templateYou can update the resource file in a form template after the form template has been published. For example, you might want to add new items or delete existing items in a resource file that you are using to populate a list box control in your form template. To update the resource file, you must modify a copy of the resource file, and then add the updated resource file to the form template. When you add the updated resource file to your form template, you are actually replacing the existing resource file. After you add the updated resource file, publish the form template again. Your users will then get the updated resource file when they open a new, blank form that is based on the form template.
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