Pro InfoPath 2007

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Introducing InfoPath

   Pages 1-11

3. Tour of the InfoPath Client

   Pages 13-29

4. Tour of the InfoPath Designer

   Pages 31-63

5. InfoPath Views

   Pages 65-80

6. Publishing InfoPath Forms

   Pages 81-99

7. SharePoint Integration

   Pages 101-121

8. Data Connections

   Pages 123-144

9. Advanced InfoPath Topics

   Pages 145-165

10. Writing Code in InfoPath

    Pages 167-188

11. InfoPath Add-Ins and Task Panes

    Pages 189-206

12. Workflow

    Pages 207-237

13. Back Matter

    Pages 239-278

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Pro InfoPath 2007 is an excellent book for developers trying to learn the scope and range of application forms that can be built with Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007. InfoPath is now in its second generation and it enables the creation of rich desktop and web forms using XML technologies and allows gathering of structured, business-critical information. Together with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Server 2007, InfoPath allows built-in integration with back-end processes, databases, and work flow, and provides developers with rich tools to build enterprise-wide forms solutions.

During the development and stabilization phase of InfoPath 2007, Philo worked closely with the product team to test features, provide feedback on scenarios, and to build and apply solutions for the government and public sector. He has poured all that experience in an engaging manner into this booka great read for every developer trying to learn InfoPath.

—Kamaljit Bath, Principal Program Manager Lead, Microsoft Office InfoPath and Forms Services

• .NET
• Windows
• Windows Workflow Foundation
• XML
• browser
• databases
• design
• development

Philo Janus is a senior technology specialist with Microsoft. Over the years, he has presented InfoPath to thousands of users and developers, and assisted with enterprise implementations of InfoPath solutions. With that background, he is particularly sensitive to the difficulties users and developers have had with InfoPath. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering in 1989 to face a challenging career in the U.S. Navy. After driving an aircraft carrier around the Pacific Ocean and a guided missile frigate through both the Suez and Panama canals, and serving in the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, a small altercation between his bicycle and an auto indicated a change of career (some would say that landing on his head in that accident would explain many things). Philo's software development career started with building a training and budgeting application in Access 2.0 in 1995. Since then, he's worked with Oracle, Visual Basic, SQL Server, and .NET building applications for federal agencies, commercial firms, and conglomerates. In 2003, he joined Microsoft as a technology specialist evangelizing Office as a development platform.

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