I have an infopath form template with code customizations, which involves 2 sharepoint lists. The form template works fine with online connections which uses WCF 's UpdateListItems process.
My question is how do I make it work offline? As WCF service updates only when the form is online. When the form template goes offline, how do I update the data to sharepoint workspace? I understand I need to use the Sharepoint Workspace to store the offline data before it is transferred when online connnectivity is resumed.
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I have created a Windows Forms Application on Visual Studio with multiple forms that link together via button clicks. It also has a connection to an SQL Server which is used to store data that is entered into the textboxes and other controls.
Is there any possible way to host this application onto a Web Page?
No.
If you want to make the functionality available on the web you will have to rewrite the application as a web application.
You can use VB.net to code a web application so you would be able to reuse some of your existing code.
My legacy is application is developed using Sharepoint 2013, is there any way to have Power Point Service to shows BI stuffs in ASP.Net MVC application without Sharepoint.
any suggestions
No. That service is part of SharePoint and requires SharePoint Server.
It is , however, possible to connect your local PowerPoint to your database directly and have it generate data. You can then save that PowerPoint to a server and then use an iframe to point that page to the PowerPoint file.
I have recently been working on developing a winRT app that will allow someone to enter information on to a form. I am trying to then upload that form to SharePoint online as part of the Office 365 suite. I have been unable to find any examples or real documentation on how to do this. Has anyone found anything close to this online? Any help would be much appreciated.
You should be able to do an HTTP put from your WinRT app to your SharePoint online web services. Here is a list of the Web Services and interfaces. Here is a sample of how to call RESTful web services from a Windows Store style app.
I am new to InfoPath. My goal is to be able to develop Forms, exposed through Web, supporting Offline mode, submitted later on to Web Applications / Services, etc ...
Is the above doable with InfoPath? Do I need Form Services to run InfoPath? Can I use ASP.NET to host InfoPath forms, like any Web page ?
Books/Resources to start with?
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Yes, it is doable in Infopath. However, can you elaborate on offline mode ?
Infopath forms can either be opened in web browser or in Infopath Client. If you want the forms to open browser, you need Form Services which is nothing but Forms Server.
You can use ASP.NET to host infopath forms. However, if you want them to render in the browser itself, you will also need Forms server.
Check out Infopath developer Center:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/infopath/microsoft-infopath-2010-FX101825645.aspx
I can read the SP lists fine and pull data out of the SP context, but I am trying to get data from an external database as well and I don't know exactly how to do that. Is is possible to add WCF communication to the webpart that will allow the Silverlight app to communicate to a WCF service? If so, any examples on how to do this?
Or is there a better way to store/retrieve custom data that I don't want to be accessable through custom sp lists?
You could use a combination of BCS/External Content Types to surface the data in SharePoint, then the SharePoint client object model to access this.
Eric,
I am not sure if i have understood your question correctly. If you have a custom webpart that loads some silverlight content and silverlight needs to access external data using wcf, then you can do the following:
If you need to deploy your wcf service in sharepoint site, then follow this article from Sahil Malik: http://blah.winsmarts.com/2008-5-SharePoint_as_a_WCF_Host.aspx
Once the service is deployed and your able to access it from ie, Add service reference in your silverlight project.
Load the silverlight application in your webpart
This link might also help:
http://blah.winsmarts.com/2008-7-SilverLight_WCF_References_in_SharePoint_-_The_right_way.aspx