October 2007 Entries

Word 2007 File-Naming Convention Tip

In a previous post I showed how you can implement a file-naming convention for Office Word 2007 documents using content controls. Here, I explain a simple trick for "hiding" the content controls and corresponding values from the end user...

SharePoint Workflow: Error Updating a List Item

If you have ever encountered the "Error updating a list item: Document checked out" issue in a SharePoint workflow, it appears that there is a resolution...

Using userName() in the Document Information Panel

After reading my four-part series about the time-off request solution, someone asked if it were possible to retrieve user information into the form and thus save the end user from having to select an employee name from a drop-down list box control. Immediately, I thought of the declarative userName function in InfoPath 2007. Unfortunately, as I later found out from the InfoPath product team, this function is not supported in the Document Information Panel...

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