Submission file type

[Kurt]

I have created the form the way I like, and included a submit function to
email the completed form to myself as well as the user, but the file comes
across as an XML which is still editable. I would like the complete file to
be a non-editable file in order to preserve the data. Does anyone have any
ideas about how to change this?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Clay Fox]

Hi Kurt.

You could digitally sign your forms but this can be complex.

Typically I create a copy of the main view and make it read-only. In 2007
you can set a view read only in the view properties.

Then add a field to your form to track the submit status. Make it boolean,
default false. Add a rule to your email submit that sets it to true right
before the email submit. Then add an open rule which if submit = true switch
views to read-only.

That way whenever someone opens a submitted from they will get the read-only
view.

This can be made more complex but that is the idea.
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Thanks

Clay Fox

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