IInfoPathViewControl Interface

Represents a control present in the view.

Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath (in microsoft.office.interop.infopath.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
'Usage

Remarks

The IInfoPathViewControl interface, used in conjunction with the IInfoPathDataImporter interface, allows developers to get specific information about the controls in the view, such as the ControlType and the DataType, the Top and Left positions, the XML NodeName associated with the control, and the InputScopes. The Value property is the only property that can be set.

For a list of controls that are enumerated if present in the view, see the GetControls method of the IInfoPathDataImporterFields interface. For a list of acceptable data types that can be used with specific controls, see the Value property of the IInfoPathViewControl interface.

For more information about programmatically importing data into an InfoPath form, see the InfoPath Developer Portal on the Microsoft Office Developer Center.

Example

In the following example, the Import method of the IInfoPathDataImporter interface is used to iterate through the mshtml.IEnumUnknown collection of IInfoPathViewControl controls in the view of the active form.

The Import routine is the main part of a solution used to build a custom data importer. The Visual Studio project requires a reference to the Microsoft Office InfoPath 2.0 Type Library and System.Windows.Forms, with Imports statements for each as well as mshtml.Implements statements are required to generate the signatures for the methods provided by the custom data importer interfaces, including IInfoPathDataImporter, IInfoPathDataImporterFields, IInfoPathViewControl, and IPropertyBag.

Note

To build a custom data importer using a .NET class library, check the Register for COM interop check box on the Compile tab of the class properties editor.

Note

To debug a custom data importer, set a Start Action in Visual Studio to Start an external program, and browse to INFOPATH.EXE located at <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\. This option is available on the Debug tab of the class properties editor.

Imports Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports mshtml

<ComClass(Class1.ClassId, Class1.InterfaceId, Class1.EventsId)> Public Class Class1
   Implements Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath.IInfoPathDataImporter
   Implements Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath.IInfoPathDataImporterFields
   Implements Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath.IInfoPathViewControl
   Implements Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath.IPropertyBag

   Public Const ClassId As String = _
      "1FEB0DF8-E7F1-4b21-A9EE-B06D5FECC572"
   Public Const InterfaceId As String = _
      "9F9F685C-71A0-46ec-A7F9-A86AF8CBC2A8"
   Public Const EventsId As String = _
      "ED7C0C49-3F89-40a2-A50E-C59E8F682B08" 

Public Sub Import(
   _ByVal pPrintSettings As Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath.IPropertyBag, _
   ByVal punkViewControls As mshtml.IEnumUnknown) _
   Implements Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath.IInfoPathDataImporter.Import

   Dim pControl As IInfoPathViewControl
   Dim pUnk As Object
   Dim pcelt As UInt16 = 1
   Dim pceltFetched As UInt16 = 0

   Try
      'Gets first control in the view
      punkViewControls.RemoteNext(pcelt, pUnk, pceltFetched)

      Do While pUnk.ToString() <> "Nothing"
         pControl = pUnk
         MessageBox.Show(pControl.ControlType)
         'Gets next control in the view
         punkViewControls.RemoteNext(pcelt, pUnk, pceltFetched)
      Loop
   Catch e As Exception
      If e.Message = _
         "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." Then
         ' Signals the end of the enumeration/controls in the view
      Else
         MessageBox.Show("Error: " & e.ToString & " " & e.Message)
      End If
   End Try
End Sub

See Also

Reference

IInfoPathViewControl Members
Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath Namespace