InfoPath 2010: How to submit a form to a WCF 4.0 service

Question

My scenario has as follows:

- An InfoPath form template set to "InfoPath Filler Form" option.

- Form template contains among other fields some File Attachment controls.

- Form must have a default submit to a custom WCF service. The submission must include the whole set of form data, i.e., [form data].xml with the serialized attachments.

After spending quite a few time searching web and many try-&-fail attempts, I haven't found a way to implement the WCF service in a way that:

- It exposes a "Submit" operation that accepts an XMLDocument as argument (this is required by InfoPath 2010 for submitting correctly the form). Please note that XMLElement does not work.

- It is hosted outside IIS (i.e., in a Win Service) which means that it must be implemented as a WCF Service Library, not WCF Service Application.

Any suggestions or samples are welcomed.

Answer 1

Hi,

Thank you for your post.

I'm trying to involve someone familiar with this topic to further look at this issue. There might be some

time delay. Appreciate your patience.

Thanks & Regards,
Emir

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Emir Liu

TechNet Community Support

Answer 2

Hi costas.p,

To clarify - are you looking specifically how to create a WCF 4.0 service that will include an operation built to accept a full form document and is setup as a WCF Service Library or are you looking on how to setup an InfoPath template to be able to submit to this WCF service?

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Regards, Aaron Suoja - Microsoft Online Community Support

Answer 3

Hi Aaron,

Thank you for you post. Actually I'm looking specifically how to create the WCF 4.0 service & operation as a WCF Service Library.

Thanks- Costas

Answer 4

Hi costas.p,

This post should really be under the WCF forum.  I am moving it and someone there should be able to help you.

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Regards, Aaron Suoja - Microsoft Online Community Support