Yes, initializing an instance from a remote location is possible (given
that that location is reachable).
The dialog that you mention has a "link" check-box. If you link the
instance, it will be retrieved every time the document is loaded. If you
leave it unchecked, the external instance will be copied into the
document and stored there. In case of a document internal instance,
changes that a user makes to the instance data via bound form controls
will be persisted with the document when it is saved.
When you bind a form control to a node in the data navigator, the
pre-filling that you mention should work. The easist way of creating
such a binding is to drag the node from the navigator onto the document...
Bests,
Lars
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've tried OO Users and Writer Users list with this question, and both directed
me here. Hopefully someone can help me...
Does anyone know if OO is capable of getting XML forms instance data from a
remote source? MS InfoPath is capable of loading XML data into a form and the
forms are filled out with pre-defined values. In OO, I've noticed there is the
option to add instance data, and the window that pops up asks for a name and a
URL, which I take to mean remote or local. There's a browse button for local
data, and it gets added to the data navigator, but I can't seem to get it to
pre-fill the forms.
Example: In my schema, I have <person> <name/> </person>. I want to be able to
load up a file containing <person> <name>Matthew Harrison</name></person> and
have the "Name" field on my form filled out with that value.
-Matthew Harrison
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