InfoPath File Attachment Control

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

Matthew Blain — Tue, 23 Mar 2004 21:10:00 GMT

While creating a tool to convert a SharePoint list to an (InfoPath) SharePoint Form Library, we discovered that needed to write out the custom InfoPath header for converted attachments. Using the information on the InfoPath team blog, we put together the a helper class with a single static method to create the blob needed inside the XML file.

http://tips.serriform.com/CSharpCreateInfoPathAttachment.htm

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

Dominique — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 05:35:00 GMT

Great info, BTW what should the signature content be? Just arbitrary data?

Thanks

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

InfoPath team — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 14:06:00 GMT

The signature must be the following 4 bytes:
decimal: 199 73 70 65
hexadecimal: C7 49 46 41
ASCII C notation: \307 I F A

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

val3 — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:42:58 GMT

Can you build a role based (or other) security mechanism around the File Attachment Control? I mean for example, that users with certain roles can attach, modify, delete files, others can open them only in read only mode. I think that a possible solution could be to programmatically set the "allow the user to browse, delete and replace files" property.
Thanks for your answer in advance.

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

sbmach2 — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:07:42 GMT

This is nice to attach files to a form, but what can you do with them once there? Is there any way Infopath can extract data from named cells within the spreadsheet or read the custom properties associated with the file? How about getting them out of InfoPath?

Seems like this functionality gets us out of the starting gate, but doesn't provide many (obvious) routes for us to take after that.

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

jprny — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:22:19 GMT

When a form is marked as readonly in InfoPath 2007, a file attachment can't be opened. Any reasoning for this? People generally need to be able to view the form (including attachments) when it's marked readonly.

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

AngieD — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:02:26 GMT

I'm using Sharepoint 07 and Infopath 07. When I tried to publish my form to Sharepoint including an attachment control, I get this message: "the selected field cannot be promoted because its data type is not supported: base 64binary". When looking at changing the data type and viewing field/control properties, it doesn't appear that there are any other options for this type of field (attachment). Is this because I am publishing a web browser form as opposed to Infopath? Any suggestions for making an attachment work with my form?

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

Bob_Chauvin — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:43:01 GMT

Remove the field from the promoted fields list in Infopath and then try to publish. My guess is that the form is fine except that you cannot promote a field that is an attachment type.

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

sabarathnam — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:03:01 GMT

Hi all

How can i change the default open folder for the file attachment control? When i try to attach a file via citrix throws policy errors since c drive is totally hidden from the users. File Attachment Control looks for My Documnets by default. Is there a way to change to e:\temp like that?

thanks

S.Saba

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

infopath — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:04:37 GMT

Hi sabarathnam,

As far as I know, there is not a way to set this; however, the control should open to the last opened directory.

Scott

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

sabarathnam — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:47:24 GMT

Scott

It opens the last opened directory until the infopath is kept open. If i close infopath and open again, it defaults to My Documents.

Thanks for your update.

regards

S.Saba

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

infopath — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:16:55 GMT

Hi S.Saba,

Correct - sorry I was not very clear in my last response.

Scott

re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

cypro84 — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:40:12 GMT

in relations to comment posted by jprny :

"When a form is marked as readonly in InfoPath 2007, a file attachment can't be opened. Any reasoning for this?...

Disabling the attachment also causes the user not being able to view/open the attachment.

Enabling the attachment allows a user to remove/change the attachment. Is there a way to disable the attachment from being removed/changed but able to be just viewed ?

Manin...

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re: InfoPath File Attachment Control

abcoura — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:23:58 GMT

I would like to Know if the sharepoint search indexes the content of the attached file.

So i wanna know if i can find it if a search its contents.