renamed database

[Paul Scalf]

They renamed our database and, as you've probably guessed, broke our
InfoPath forms. I've asked this here before and didn't receive an answer,
thought I'd try again. Is there an easy way to make this kind of a change to
a data connection , i.e. change the database name, on an InfoPath form
without starting from scratch? Just FYI, we are using some managed code
within these forms.

 

[Jerry Thomas [MSFT]]

You should be able to do this easily.

Open the form in the Designer.
Select "Tools" / "Convert main data source"
and then link to the 'new' database just as you did when you created the
form.

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Jerry Thomas
Microsoft Office InfoPath
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[Hagen Green [MSFT]]

Thoroughly test your form before rolling it out. Ensure your business logic
code does not have any hard references based on the name of the data source.
Also, and most importantly, confirm that your XPaths and namespaces are
still valid. During testing you should attempt to hit all of your code paths
just to be sure.

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