What R others using for default file name when submitting 2 Sharep

[Deb]

I need to submit forms to a Sharepoint forms library. One of the
requirements is that each form submitted should be unique. I tried using the
submitter's name and the current date, but there could be more than one per
day per submitter. So then I tried adding the time to the submission.
That's OK, but I need the user to be able to go back in and edit a form and
re-submit without creating a new one.

How have others been accomplishing this?

Thanks!

 

[Madhuri Nishanker Rao]

Hi

You can use Guid to create default and unique file name. To create Guid look
at the following link:
http://www.infopathdev.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2102&SearchTerms=unique,filename

 

[Jake]

I think you've already got the easiest solution. Just select the allow
overwrite of existing file, and don't have it recalculate the value of the
current date field. Then, the file name will be unique and won't change. A
user can go in and edit the same form and resubmit it with their changes.

I prefer to do this with a formula to concatenate a meaningful data field
(user name, etc..) and the date and time the form is submitted, so the file
name is unique but also meaningful.

 

[Deb]

Thanks, Jake. For some reason when I tried this earlier on in the effort and
had a reason it didn't meet the requirements. I've just passed through it
again and it seems to work fine. I'll rest on it for awhile. Thanks for the
clarification.