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Auto-Generating Filenames for InfoPath Forms

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http://claytoncobb.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/auto-generating-filenames-for-infopath-forms/ Auto-Generating Filenames for InfoPath Forms – I see this topic come up a LOT on forums all over the place, so instead of continuing to answer the question time and time again, I am going to post a quick blog entry showing the steps.  I think this stuff is fairly simple, but it just doesn’t pop into your head initially.  Once you see it and understand it, you’ll think it’s simple, too.  Keep in mind that I focus entirely on SharePoint-based InfoPath forms and for the most part BROWSER-ENABLED forms.  So, it’s possible and likely that all concepts explained here will work for non-browser forms and non-SharePoint forms, but just remember that my perspective is mostly browser-enabled.  The basis for this topic is that the standard method for submitting InfoPath browser-enabled forms is for the user to click Save at which point the user is prompted to give a filename along with choosing to allow o