In Brief

  • An InfoPath form template is typically stored as a cabinet file with an .xsn file extension, called a form template.

  • The form template contains several XML files, one or more script files, and, optionally, images, executable files, and XHTML files.

  • As you manipulate the InfoPath user interface, the in-memory version of the files that make up the form template are edited. Changes are made to the on-disk form template when the form template is saved.

  • The form files can be extracted from a form template using the Extract Form Files option on the File menu in design mode.

  • An extracted form template contains a template file that illustrates the XML structure corresponding to the form template's data source.

  • Each view in a form template has a corresponding ...

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