A most basic InfoPath question

[Dave]

I am very unclear on the concept of InfoPath.

I understand I can create forms with InfoPath, but how do I publish them?
IOW, how do I make them available to others after I create them?

Can I use them as an interface to a SQL Server database, install them on a
web server and just point a link to them?

Or do I have to use them with SharePoint?

In our case we have information in a SQL Server database. I would like to
use InfoPath to quickly generate some forms that would allow a user to view
and edit information in the database. Is this something InfoPath is
designed to support?

 

[Josh Bertsch [MSFT]]

InfoPath is available for all of those scenarios.

All users must have InfoPath to fill out any form created by InfoPath.

In help on deploying or creating forms, there is a large amount of
information available at http://www.microsoft.com/infopath. There you can
be directed to several other sites, downloads and development tutorials.

--josh bertsch

 

[Pranav Wagh[MSFT]]

Hi,

Here are some InfoPath tutorials that can help you in knowing about
InfoPath...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/odc_2003_ta/html/odc_landinfo03_tr.a
sp
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR061832771033.aspx

Bye..






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I am very unclear on the concept of InfoPath.

I understand I can create forms with InfoPath, but how do I publish them?
IOW, how do I make them available to others after I create them?

Can I use them as an interface to a SQL Server database, install them on a
web server and just point a link to them?

Or do I have to use them with SharePoint?

In our case we have information in a SQL Server database. I would like to
use InfoPath to quickly generate some forms that would allow a user to view
and edit information in the database. Is this something InfoPath is
designed to support?