Pro InfoPath 2007 (Experts Voice) by
Philo Janus
Very Good Infopath Book
Pro InfoPath 2007 is an excellent book for developers trying to learn the
scope and range of application forms that can be built with Microsoft Office
InfoPath 2007. InfoPath is now in its 2nd generation and it enables the
creation of rich desktop and web forms using XML technologies and allows
gathering of structured, business-critical information. Together with
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Server 2007, InfoPath allows built-in
integration with back-end processes, databases, and work flow, and
provides developers with rich tools to build enterprise-wide forms solutions.
During the development and stabilization phase of InfoPath 2007, Philo
worked closely with the product team to testfeatures, provide feedback on
scenarios, and to build and apply solutions for the government and public
sector. He haspoured all that experience in an engaging manner into this
booka great read for every developer trying to learnInfoPath.

— Kamaljit Bath, Principal Program Manager Lead, Microsoft Office
InfoPath and Forms Services
InfoPath enables users to design forms and publish them for use by other
users. It combines the ease of use of Access forms with the enterprise
scalability of a network-based platform. Microsofts goal with InfoPath is to
get form design and maintenance out of the IT shop and onto the desktop,
while maintaining the power of connecting to web services or a SQL
Server. Since InfoPath is wholly XML-based, it is easy to introduce it into a
heterogeneous enterprise environment &emdash; via web services
InfoPath can act as the interface for any back end system. InfoPath 2007,
coupled with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, adds the ability to deploy
InfoPath forms in a web browser with no client side application. SharePoint
and Office 2007 have leveraged InfoPath in many other ways &emdash;
making InfoPath forms part of the workflow engine embedded in
SharePoint, and using InfoPath forms to capture and maintain arbitrary
metadata in Office documents.
Pro InfoPath 2007 was written so that developers can read it as an
introduction to InfoPath 2007, as well as use it as a reference for common
tasks. Targeted at developers, power users should also find a lot of value
in this book to learn how to design and use forms in InfoPath.
This book will show form designers how to:Use InfoPath to fill in electronic
formsDesign and publish formsConnect to data sources to read and
publish dataDesign and leverage the power of InfoPath viewsWork with
SharePoint form libraries to get the most out of InfoPath form dataImport
existing Word and Excel forms into InfoPathCreate workflows with
SharePoint DesignerWork with digital signatures
In addition, developers will learn how to:Create an InfoPath form template
based on a data connection or web servicePublish InfoPath form templates
as content typesCreate custom task panes for InfoPath formsUnderstand
SharePoint information management policiesWrite .Net code behind
InfoPath forms and browser formsCreate an add-in to extend the
capabilities of InfoPathCreate a custom workflow for SharePoint,
embedding InfoPath forms for gathering informationBuild a .Net web
service that InfoPath can connect toUse Altovas XMLSpy to work with
InfoPath form templates
Personal Review: Pro InfoPath 2007 (Experts Voice) by Philo
Janus
This is a very good book on using InfoPath 2007. There aren't too many
books out there on the application. I started out using one of Microsoft's
books (Designing Forms for Microsoft Office InfoPath and Forms Services
2007 (Microsoft .NET Development Series)) but it was boring and did not
have examples to walk through to re-enforce the information. What I really

liked about this book is it gives an overview of the topic but then it backs
the information up with exercises for you, the reader to complete. The only
complaint I have is on one of the exercises I could not complete because it
required a web service and the web service the book uses is not in service.
I highly recommend this book over the Microsoft book. This book is for the
power user and also for the developer. For the developer there are
exercises developing using the InfoPath object model and creating
workflows using Visual Studio. For the power user there are exercises
creating form templates, publishing to various places (SharePoint, shared
network, email, etc.) and creating workflows using SharePoint Designer.
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