Migrate Access Forms to InfoPath

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dilipn123

Hi All,

Greetings!

I'm new to InfoPath..I have a requirement wherein I have a large set of
forms which are developed using Microsoft Access..Now my problem is
that I want to migrate these forms to InfoPath forms. How to go about
it? Any idea..Please suggest..

Best Regards,
Dilip
 
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dilipn123

Just thinking weirdly..Is there anything which can convert Access form
to XML based files? I think then it would be easy to migrate to
Infopath..I mean Access->XML->Infopath...
 
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Scott Roberts [MSFT]

If I remember correctly, you can save an Access form as XSL. Then, you
could apply your own custom XSL to the Access XSL in order to transform it
to the InfoPath view XSL. Of course, you will have to build the supporting
files as well - XSD, XSF, etc.

- Scott

Just thinking weirdly..Is there anything which can convert Access form
to XML based files? I think then it would be easy to migrate to
Infopath..I mean Access->XML->Infopath...
I don't know of any automated process for migrating your forms. If anyone
else does, please feel free to respond here.

I believe you will need to manually convert your forms to InfoPath.

--
Greg Collins [InfoPath MVP]
Please visit: http://www.InfoPathDev.com



Hi All,

Greetings!

I'm new to InfoPath..I have a requirement wherein I have a large set of
forms which are developed using Microsoft Access..Now my problem is
that I want to migrate these forms to InfoPath forms. How to go about
it? Any idea..Please suggest..

Best Regards,
Dilip
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dilipn123

Scott,

There's no Save option but there's an Export option from Access 2003
i.e. you can choose .xml and export and then it creates .xml,.xsd,.xsl
files..After this I tried opening them in InfoPath but infopath forms
use templates in form of .xsn files and hence its not allowing me to
open the forms through InfoPath..Any ideas??

Regards.
Dilip
If I remember correctly, you can save an Access form as XSL. Then, you
could apply your own custom XSL to the Access XSL in order to transform it
to the InfoPath view XSL. Of course, you will have to build the supporting
files as well - XSD, XSF, etc.

- Scott

Just thinking weirdly..Is there anything which can convert Access form
to XML based files? I think then it would be easy to migrate to
Infopath..I mean Access->XML->Infopath...
I don't know of any automated process for migrating your forms. If anyone
else does, please feel free to respond here.

I believe you will need to manually convert your forms to InfoPath.

--
Greg Collins [InfoPath MVP]
Please visit: http://www.InfoPathDev.com



Hi All,

Greetings!

I'm new to InfoPath..I have a requirement wherein I have a large set of
forms which are developed using Microsoft Access..Now my problem is
that I want to migrate these forms to InfoPath forms. How to go about
it? Any idea..Please suggest..

Best Regards,
Dilip
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