InfoPath 2010 Cookbook 4: 101 Code Recipes for VB Developers

InfoPath 2010 Cookbook 4: 101 Code Recipes for VB Developers covers the basics of writing code for InfoPath 2010 form templates from the ground up before venturing into more complex topics such as writing code for combining InfoPath with web services, databases such as Microsoft Access 2010 and SQL Server 2008, Word 2010, and SharePoint 2010.

The level of InfoPath 2010 Cookbook 4 runs from beginner to advanced and is targeted towards technical professionals who have already mastered the basics of designing form templates in InfoPath 2010 (such as the material covered in InfoPath 2010 Cookbook: 101 Codeless Recipes for Beginners), who have already mastered the basics of writing Visual Basic .NET code (at least 6 months to 1 year of VB .NET programming experience is recommended), but who have yet to extend their programming skills to writing code for InfoPath 2010.

InfoPath 2010 Cookbook 4 consists of 101 tutorials spread out across 9 chapters. Each tutorial consists of a problem description, step-by-step instructions describing the solution, and a discussion section explaining the code and other key concepts to deepen your understanding. The first 5 chapters of the book cover the basics of writing code for InfoPath 2010, while the last 4 chapters of the book cover some of the most often requested solutions when combining InfoPath with web services, databases, and SharePoint.

Summary of the book's contents:

• Configuring InfoPath Designer 2010 for writing code
• Starting to write VB .NET code for InfoPath 2010 forms in Visual Studio Tools for Applications
• Writing VB .NET code to manipulate form data and controls
• Writing VB .NET code to access InfoPath forms from external components
• Writing VB .NET code to connect to and perform CRUD operations on a Microsoft Access database
• Writing VB .NET code to integrate InfoPath with Word 2010
• Writing VB .NET code to integrate InfoPath with web services (and SQL Server)
• Writing VB .NET code to integrate InfoPath with SharePoint 2010