InfoPath and Form Services 2007 - Book Recommendation

ebgriffin1968 — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:43:00 GMT

I will make it clear. This book saved my bacon! (Did I just write that?)

Do you know how to get max performance from an InfoPath form in a SharePoint Server Farm?

Do you know the work around the limitations of InfoPath Active Directory Authentication in Form Services?

Know how to connect and submit to multiple xml datasources (SQL Server, Web Service and a SharePoint List)?

Know how to utilize Visual Studio to extend InfoPath forms with C#?

Maybe you already know, and I thought I knew quite a bit, but I didn't know the answers to those questions at the start of an engagement earlier this year with with a branch of the US DOD. Every engagement is different and tests the limits of your knowledge. I don't have a problem admiting my limitations. It helps me identify what I need to go learn.

I don't think anything is hotter than SharePoint right now. Office SharePoint Server 2007 has transformed into a development platform.

And at heart of SharePoint are two things: InfoPath/Form Services and Workflow. This book has got InfoPath and Form Services covered. Period.

I have some other books to recommend on this topic, and a tip or two that I have learned, but this is the bible for this type of stuff. It is comprehensive (1200 pages) and complete. Scott Roberts and Hagen Green did an outstanding job on this book and its on my bookshelf permanently.

BTW, I'm not getting any affiliate program cut for book recommendations. Just trying to share :)

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InfoPath and Form Services 2007 - Book Recommendation