Relationship between InfoPath Tool Types and Forms2RecordDataSet Elements

Applies to: SharePoint Workspace 2010 | Visual Studio 2008

The InfoPath form designer selects the field data type for each field in the form. The field data type determines how the field is displayed on the form and how the promoted field is treated by the InfoPath Forms tool and by GrooveForms2 service in the Forms2RecordDataSet complex type. The following table describes the relationship between the InfoPath types and the types of the corresponding elements in the Forms2RecordDataSet complex type. Promoted InfoPath fields with any data type not listed in the table will be ignored by the InfoPath Forms tool and treated as if it had not been promoted.

InfoPath data type	Type returned by ReadFormFields Operation	Schema data type	Description
Byte	Number	xs:double	Groove stores the value as a double in the record, but InfoPath converts it to an integer before displaying the value or storing it in the X-document.
Date	Date	xs:dateTime	Value is a date.
Date and Time	Date	xs:dateTime	Value is a date-time.
Double	Number	xs:double	Value is a double.
Entity	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
Entities	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
Float	Number	xs:double	Value is a double.
Hyperlink	String	xs:string	Value is a hyperlink, but is treated as a string.
ID	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
IDREF	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
IDREFS	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
Int	Number	xs:double	Groove stores the value as a double in the record, but InfoPath converts it to an integer.
Language	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
Name	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
NCNAME	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
NMTOKENS	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
NormalizedString	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
Rich Text	String	xs:string	Value is a text string. All rich text formatting is removed when the value is converted from an InfoPath form to a record. Rich text fields are ignored if you specify them in an UpdateRecords operation.
Short	Number	xs:double	Groove stores the value as a double in the record, but InfoPath converts it to an integer.
Text	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
Token	String	xs:string	Value is a text string.
True/False	String	xs:string	Treated as a checkbox in the InfoPath Forms tool designer and in Views. Value is a Boolean, but is converted to a string. By default, Boolean InfoPath Fields have a value of "true" or "false" in the record.
UnsignedByte	Number	xs:double	Groove stores the value as a double in the record, but InfoPath converts it to an integer.
UnsignedInt	Number	xs:double	Groove stores the value as a double in the record, but InfoPath converts it to an integer.
UnsignedShort	Number	xs:double	Groove stores the value as a double in the record, but InfoPath converts it to an integer.

See Also

Reference

GrooveForms2 Web Service

Forms2RecordDataSet Complex Type

System Fields in Forms2RecordDataSet

Relationship between Groove Forms Tool Types and Forms2RecordDataSet Elements

Forms2RecordDataSet SOAP Message Example

Concepts

Accessing Forms Tool Records