Chapter 4. Creating an InfoPath Form from an Existing Data Source

Up until this point in the book you have read about the various types of data you can connect to with InfoPath. You have actually seen the native database applications such as Access and SQL Server and have discussed Web services briefly. InfoPath forms have also been created from scratch, to give you a taste of how to use the InfoPath Designer.

Now comes time to combine what you have learned so far to create InfoPath forms based on data located in either databases or Web services. In this chapter you will:

• Connect to a database as a data source.

• Examine features of the form created.

• Add fields from your data source onto an InfoPath form for querying data.

• Add fields for updating data.

• Update a data source.