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Chuck
We are using infopath to collect data and save it as an .xml file. The files
are uploaded to our server and all is working fine.
What we want to do is as follows. We want to create a word document that
encompasses the .xml data and is modified based upon the data input.. SO
creating a xstl is fairly straight forward, although we are doing it by hand
for a infopath that has no less than 600 fields in it..!!! but none the
less, we want to then challange the "author of the document" (based on the
xml file) the following:
1) for each instance of a repeating table within the infopath form and
resulting .xml file, we want to challange the author of the word document
with each instance (listed in the xml file as collected/created by infopath)
and then give the author/creator of the new document, a pick list of issues
or sentences that he can modify and apply to each of those instances of the
repeating field in which there is an instance in the .xml file..
i.e. if there were 4 instances of a particular field (lets call it
"concerns") The we would want the author to be challanged one by one with
each instance of that field ("concern") and then be given a pick list that
would include say 30 possible "canned sentences" coupled with 4 or 5
sentences that could have some dynamic data.. ie remove _____ ft of
material in response to this situation. Where you could fill in the blank
with a value. Hence you could select form the 30 possible sentences x number
of choices and then from the 4 or 5 dynamic text sentences as above, select
any combination and insert whatever data is applicable in those dynamic
portions (as illustrated above.).. This process would then repeat per all of
the instances in the .xml file that this newly created document was to be
based upon..
Obviously there is an xstl here. but the question is how to take that to
the next step.. Pull the info from the .xml file back into some dynamic
ability to then create perhaps a new file.>????? dont know..
I know that this is likely confusing looking at this for the first time..
This is a VERY big project for us and has taken us 1 1/2 years to get this
far. Infopath has saved our life as we were tyring to implement this prior
to its existence.. its a great program.. I just need advice as to the
easiest way to proceed. Would a solution be to bring the file BACK into
infopath and then dynamically code the new info and then write a xslt to go
into word then...?????
thanks for your help..
Regards,
Chuck
are uploaded to our server and all is working fine.
What we want to do is as follows. We want to create a word document that
encompasses the .xml data and is modified based upon the data input.. SO
creating a xstl is fairly straight forward, although we are doing it by hand
for a infopath that has no less than 600 fields in it..!!! but none the
less, we want to then challange the "author of the document" (based on the
xml file) the following:
1) for each instance of a repeating table within the infopath form and
resulting .xml file, we want to challange the author of the word document
with each instance (listed in the xml file as collected/created by infopath)
and then give the author/creator of the new document, a pick list of issues
or sentences that he can modify and apply to each of those instances of the
repeating field in which there is an instance in the .xml file..
i.e. if there were 4 instances of a particular field (lets call it
"concerns") The we would want the author to be challanged one by one with
each instance of that field ("concern") and then be given a pick list that
would include say 30 possible "canned sentences" coupled with 4 or 5
sentences that could have some dynamic data.. ie remove _____ ft of
material in response to this situation. Where you could fill in the blank
with a value. Hence you could select form the 30 possible sentences x number
of choices and then from the 4 or 5 dynamic text sentences as above, select
any combination and insert whatever data is applicable in those dynamic
portions (as illustrated above.).. This process would then repeat per all of
the instances in the .xml file that this newly created document was to be
based upon..
Obviously there is an xstl here. but the question is how to take that to
the next step.. Pull the info from the .xml file back into some dynamic
ability to then create perhaps a new file.>????? dont know..
I know that this is likely confusing looking at this for the first time..
This is a VERY big project for us and has taken us 1 1/2 years to get this
far. Infopath has saved our life as we were tyring to implement this prior
to its existence.. its a great program.. I just need advice as to the
easiest way to proceed. Would a solution be to bring the file BACK into
infopath and then dynamically code the new info and then write a xslt to go
into word then...?????
thanks for your help..
Regards,
Chuck