ReportError in C# (OnValidate-event)

[StefanO-nl]

I posted it as a reply of a previous post, but I guess new posts are more
read...

I want to enable the red dashes around an invalid textbox from C# code.

I know in script it's possible like this:
eventObj.ReportError(eventObj.Site, message, false);
see for more details:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...y/en-us/odc_ip2003_tr/html/odc_INF_Lab_05.asp

But in C# the ReportError of the DataDOMEvent expects 6 parameters.

And when I try e.Site as the first parameter, an InvalidArgumentException is
thrown with the message:
InfoPath has encountered an error. The operation failed.
The form's code contains an error.
The following call in the form's code failed: DataDOMEvent.ReportError
The parameter is incorrect.

Without saying which parameter, but my guess is the first parameter.
Has anyone got a working example of how to use the ReportError in C#?
And does it enable the red dashes?

 

[Matthew Blain \(Serriform\)]

It's probably not the first parameter. Make sure all the parameters are
present, or use Type.Missing for optional parameters.

Check out the Developer's Reference. On my machine it's at c:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\1033\INFREF.CHM. On yours it's probably
somewhere else, 1033 being US-English.

--Matthew Blain
http://tips.serriform.com/

 

[StefanO-nl]

Thanks, you were right. It wasn't the first parameter, it's was the last.
I didn't know what it was, but it was a string, so I thought I could use any
string, but only "modeless" and "modal" are valid values.

Today I downloaded the new InfoPath 2003 Toolkit for Visual Studio .NET,
with all the help I need...

An example of how to use ReportError:

string shortMessage = "Invalid pattern";
string detailedMessage = "You entered an invalid pattern here. The first 6
numbers must be a valid Modulus 11 Check Digit Calculation, the 7th
character must be a B and the last character must be 3, 6 or 9."

e.ReportError(e.Site, shortMessage, false, detailedMessage, 1, "modeless");