Beginning InfoPath 2003 (Programmer to Programmer)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 384 pages
• Published by: Wrox March 11, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764579487
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764579486
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.3 pounds

Reader Reviews
Those who are reading this review on my blog must be wondering if I've ditched my Notes/Domino roots and migrated to the dark side. The answer is no. I just wanted to know a bit more about InfoPath. To do that, I got a copy of Beginning InfoPath 2003 by F. Scott Barker. If I were inclined to start working with the product, this would offer a good start. Chapter List: InfoPath - The Journey Begins; Getting Started Designing with InfoPath; Understanding Data; Creating an InfoPath Form from an Existing Data Source; Utilizing XML and Web Service Data Sources; Working with Controls in General; Looking at Some Useful Controls and Techniques; Working with Sections; Managing Views; Publishing InfoPath Forms; Working with Code in Your InfoPath Form; Getting Started Using Scripts; Working with .NET Managed Code; Real-World Tasks and Coding Examples; Creating and Working with Web Services; Implementing Security; Working with InfoPath and Windows SharePoint Services; Manufacturing Plant Case Study; Answers to Exercises; Index As I said in the opening statement, I'd feel very comfortable using this as an initial text to start learning InfoPath if that were my next learning chore. Barker does a nice job explaining the overall concepts behind the product, and then gets into the actual building of applications based on InfoPath. There's a good mix of examples using various data sources, like Access, SQL Server, and web services. As a beginning text, this focuses more on the basic form design and how you can build useful forms using wizards and the basic controls. There isn't the focus on doing a lot of scripting in your application, which is OK as this is labeled a "beginning" book. In fact, there's a follow-on Wrox title labelled Professional InfoPath 2003. If that book covers scripting and more of the internals, then I'd consider the coverage in this book to be perfect for the division between the two titles. It's really tough to not want to get off on a tangent of comparing this technology to the Notes/Domino platform. But this *is* a book review, not a technology review. As a result, I'll restrain myself and stop here. :-) This is a well-done book, and worth getting if you're going down the Microsoft path of "collaboration" based on their definition of the day... OK... that last one just slipped out. :-) Comment | | (Report this)