easyPDF

While looking into the ability to convert an InfoPath form to PDF, I came across a product called easyPDF from BCL Technologies. They have an SDK that allows you to work with their "virtual" printer. At the current moment, I'm doing a POC to see how I can use this product in a SharePoint/Infopath/Workflow project. At the current time, it looks promising.

Blog post on passing parameters to InfoPath

I found this blog post that talks about passing query string parameters to a broswer InfoPath form. This could be very handy.

http://blogs.3sharp.com/Blog/davidg/archive/0001/01/01/1582.aspx

URL to open a InfoPath form using Forms Server

While working on a InfoPath/SharePoint/Workflow project, we needed to be able to provide a link that would open the IP form in the browser rather than the client. Here is how to form the URL to do just that.

http://ServerName/PathToSite/_layouts/FormServer.aspx?XmlLocation=/PathToSite/PathToLibrary/YourFormName.xml&DefaultItemOpen=1

The key here is your correct pathing and to include the second query string parameter of DefaultItemOpen=1.

For more information, see this link.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms772417.aspx

Great virtual labs

Microsoft Virtual Labs are great because you can try learn, try stuff out, and all for free. Here are some of my favorites.

SharePoint Labs:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032337611&EventCategory=3&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Building InfoPath Forms that run as both Rich Client and Browser Applications Lab:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032337611&EventCategory=3&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

SQL Server 2005 Labs:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/bb499681.aspx

Welcome

This is your typcial welcome post for my blog. Nothing amazing here, so move on.