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Introducing Microsoft® Office InfoPath(TM) 2003 (Bpg-Other)

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I was delighted when I saw that this book was written by my favorite technical author, Roger Jennings. Maybe it's just me but I'm often disappointed by other tech authors. I'm sure they know their stuff but I find them devoting most of their writing to describing issues and details that, for some reason, don't relate to my problems in trying to leverage the subject's technology. Not so with Roger! He ably describes the details I need to quickly become successful. One key word describes his superiority - Relevance!

Save your money and DO NOT buy any InfoPath book that is not based upon the SP1 version! It's MUCH more than just a service pack, it's really like "InfoPath 2004" instead, adding a whole host of vitally important features including full Tablet PC support, integration with Visual Studio for developers, Email forms deployment, Security enhancements, and more. MAJOR stuff!

While this is the first book that covers the SP1 version, I bet it will remain among the very best even after all the other authors catch up!

In absolute agreement to Steamboat Willy.

This is the only book on InfoPath that has been translated into Italian. A non-programmer colleague has read this book from cover to cover to try and work with infopath. However, even though he has followed each example, the lack of any explaination as to WHY he was performing the various tasks given within the book, or what aim the author has in mind both of the task or explaining the task means that today he is none the wiser. The step-by-step approach to each task without explaining the outcomes, what to do when it doesn't go as you suggest, or giving the user any idea where the writer is going with an example makes problem-solving nigh on impossible, and the work seem useless.

Further, the examples are all based on ready-made forms, that quickly become too complex to deconstruct, even after reading this book, he is unable to project a form from the beginning, or to realise how to overcome diffculties in a project.

This book is not an instructive manual for a beginner on how to use Infopath, possibly useful as a "how do I..." reference for specific activities however, you will find the same things on Google that you have written in this book.

Personally, I would return the book asking for my money back.

This book was ok in some respects but the author went into the "NorthWind Trader" pieces too much and didnt explain how to get from point A-G only from point D-G which really frustrated me. Also the author rarely explains WHY you would ever use a feature or anything he talks about and just explains how to. Which is useless for someone like me who needs to have a WHY WHEN and HOW to understand the processes that are explained.