Explanations on document types

[Londa Sue]

I am new to InfoPath. I created a from from scratch; it saves as an .xsn. I
published the template to another location on my hard drive. The form opens
fine. Eventually, the form will be published to a shared location. Will
users input information into the template? Or, will users input information
into an .xml file? How does this work exactly? I've read a bit of help
documentation, but would like some clarification as I am getting errors with
the template after a few times opening the document (comes up scambled). Is
there a clear way to make the transition from .xsn to .xml?

Thanks,

Londa Sue

 

[Bryan Phillips]

The XSN is like a DOT file in word. When the user opens it, they make
their changes and save it. The saved document is an XML file like the
DOC file in Word.

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Bryan Phillips
MCT, MCSD, MCDBA, MCSE
Microsoft MVP - Client Application Development
Blog: http://bphillips76.spaces.live.com
Web Site: http://www.composablesystems.net

 

[Londa Sue]

So, no matter where it is saved it becomes an XML, right? I'm asking this
basic question because I keep getting a scrambled doc after I publish it to
another location on my hard drive. I go to that location to bring up the
form (.xsn), fill it out, and save to same location. Is it the same location
that is causing it to become scrambled? Hmm. Maybe I didn't change the file
name. Lightbulb.

Thanks Bryan,

Londa Sue