Email Submit - Allowing the user to submit to whomever

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AYReg

I'm using InfoPath 2003. I've created a form that will be used by a defined
group of people within my company. I'd like the form to be submitted as an
email, where the user can choose to send it to whomever. In the "Preview"
view of the form, "Send to Mail Recipient" is greyed out. Additionally, when
I go into the Data Connection Wizard under Tools, it seems like you can only
enter pre-defined names (i.e. every time the user sends the form, it'll be
directed to "Sally Johnson"). As I said, I'd like the user to be able to send
the form to whomever without restrictions.

Thanks for your help.
 
C

Clay Fox

The send to does not work in preview mode.

For your email submit just use a field witht he Function button to the right
of the To:
Then have the user enter the email they want into the field prior to the
submit.

With an Active Directory WebService you can let them pick email addresses
from the global address list. You can find one at http://www.qdabra.com
--
Thanks

Clay Fox

Qdabra Software
http://www.qdabra.com

InfoPathDev.Com
The Largest InfoPath Forum in the World
http://www.infopathdev.com
 
A

AYReg

Hi Clay - thanks for your response. These are some issues that I've been
having:

1) As I test the form and try to submit under File (not in Preview mode),
the Send to Mail Recipient is greyed out. Why and how can I fix that?

2) Would it be possible for the Send to Mail Recipient function to be
enabled by one-click of Submit (that appears at the top upper-left of the
form)? That function only seems to be available when the user hits File then
chooses Send to Mail Recipient. I'd prefer for the user to not have to go to
File, but instead have that capability enabled through 1 hit of the Submit
button. Is this possible?

3) Can you explain the following a little more? [Clay writes: For your email
submit just use a field witht he Function button to the right of the To: Then
have the user enter the email they want into the field prior to the submit].

Thanks for your help.
 
C

Clay Fox

1 Go into form options and under open and save make sure you have checked
the send to mail recipient. This is how you turn that on and off.

2 If you go to tools and submitting forms you can enable the submit options
and that default submit is what the toolbar button links to. One issue is
that with 2003 if you submit as a data connection the form is attached where
as the sand to puts the view embedded in the email, so they are different.

3 When you configure a email submit data connection you can use the formula
button to use fields from your form in the email fields.

--
Thanks

Clay Fox

Qdabra Software
http://www.qdabra.com

InfoPathDev.Com
The Largest InfoPath Forum in the World
http://www.infopathdev.com


AYReg said:
Hi Clay - thanks for your response. These are some issues that I've been
having:

1) As I test the form and try to submit under File (not in Preview mode),
the Send to Mail Recipient is greyed out. Why and how can I fix that?

2) Would it be possible for the Send to Mail Recipient function to be
enabled by one-click of Submit (that appears at the top upper-left of the
form)? That function only seems to be available when the user hits File then
chooses Send to Mail Recipient. I'd prefer for the user to not have to go to
File, but instead have that capability enabled through 1 hit of the Submit
button. Is this possible?

3) Can you explain the following a little more? [Clay writes: For your email
submit just use a field witht he Function button to the right of the To: Then
have the user enter the email they want into the field prior to the submit].

Thanks for your help.



Clay Fox said:
The send to does not work in preview mode.

For your email submit just use a field witht he Function button to the right
of the To:
Then have the user enter the email they want into the field prior to the
submit.

With an Active Directory WebService you can let them pick email addresses
from the global address list. You can find one at http://www.qdabra.com
--
Thanks

Clay Fox

Qdabra Software
http://www.qdabra.com

InfoPathDev.Com
The Largest InfoPath Forum in the World
http://www.infopathdev.com
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AYReg

You're awesome Clay - thanks. My form is working.

Clay Fox said:
1 Go into form options and under open and save make sure you have checked
the send to mail recipient. This is how you turn that on and off.

2 If you go to tools and submitting forms you can enable the submit options
and that default submit is what the toolbar button links to. One issue is
that with 2003 if you submit as a data connection the form is attached where
as the sand to puts the view embedded in the email, so they are different.

3 When you configure a email submit data connection you can use the formula
button to use fields from your form in the email fields.

--
Thanks

Clay Fox

Qdabra Software
http://www.qdabra.com

InfoPathDev.Com
The Largest InfoPath Forum in the World
http://www.infopathdev.com


AYReg said:
Hi Clay - thanks for your response. These are some issues that I've been
having:

1) As I test the form and try to submit under File (not in Preview mode),
the Send to Mail Recipient is greyed out. Why and how can I fix that?

2) Would it be possible for the Send to Mail Recipient function to be
enabled by one-click of Submit (that appears at the top upper-left of the
form)? That function only seems to be available when the user hits File then
chooses Send to Mail Recipient. I'd prefer for the user to not have to go to
File, but instead have that capability enabled through 1 hit of the Submit
button. Is this possible?

3) Can you explain the following a little more? [Clay writes: For your email
submit just use a field witht he Function button to the right of the To: Then
have the user enter the email they want into the field prior to the submit].

Thanks for your help.



Clay Fox said:
The send to does not work in preview mode.

For your email submit just use a field witht he Function button to the right
of the To:
Then have the user enter the email they want into the field prior to the
submit.

With an Active Directory WebService you can let them pick email addresses
from the global address list. You can find one at http://www.qdabra.com
--
Thanks

Clay Fox

Qdabra Software
http://www.qdabra.com

InfoPathDev.Com
The Largest InfoPath Forum in the World
http://www.infopathdev.com


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I'm using InfoPath 2003. I've created a form that will be used by a defined
group of people within my company. I'd like the form to be submitted as an
email, where the user can choose to send it to whomever. In the "Preview"
view of the form, "Send to Mail Recipient" is greyed out. Additionally, when
I go into the Data Connection Wizard under Tools, it seems like you can only
enter pre-defined names (i.e. every time the user sends the form, it'll be
directed to "Sally Johnson"). As I said, I'd like the user to be able to send
the form to whomever without restrictions.

Thanks for your help.
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