http://www.infinitec.de/InfiniTec - Henning Krauses Blog - InfoPath articles2006-03-31T10:00:00+00:00Don't adjust your mind - it's reality that is malfunctioning Henning KrauseBlogEngine.Net Syndication Generatorhttp://www.infinitec.de/opml.axdHenning KrauseDon't adjust your mind - it's reality that is malfunctioning en-USInfiniTec - Henning Krauses Blog 0.0000000.000000http://www.infinitec.de/post/2006/03/31/Managing-InfoPath-blocked-attachments.aspxManaging InfoPath blocked attachments2006-03-30T22:00:00+00:00hkrause<h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Description</h2><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Outlook refuses to open certain file types received in an email. There are two level: Level 1 files cannot be accessed by the user, and level 2 files must be saved to disk before they can be opened.</p><p>InfoPath has a similar restriction: File with specific extensions cannot be attached to a formular. In fact, the InfoPath model stacks on top of the Outlook restriction list. To unblock an extension for InfoPath formulars, it must be unblocked both, in Outlook and InfoPath. </p></div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Solution</h2><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>To unblock an extension in InfoPath, follow these steps:</p><ol style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" type="1"><li>Unblock the extension in Outlook (see <a href="Misc/kb/it000011">Regain access to blocked atachments in Outlook</a> on how to do this).</li><li>Open the registry editor</li><li>If you are using InfoPath 2003, navigate to the key <strong>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Sofware\Microsoft\Office\11.0\InfoPath\Security</strong>. If you are using InfoPat 2007, navigate to the key <strong>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Sofware\Microsoft\Office\12.0\InfoPath\Security.</strong></li><li>If it does not exist, create a string value named <strong>UnsafeFileTypesRemove</strong>.</li><li>Open the values and enter a semicolon delimited list of extensions (e.g. <strong>chm;msi;exe</strong>)</li><li>Close the registry editor.</li></ol><p>The new filetypes can be added to a form the next time InfoPath is restarted.</p></div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">References</h2><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" type="disc"><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_ip2003_ta/html/odc_InfoPath_attaching_files.asp">Attaching Files in InfoPath 2003</a> on MSDN.</li><li><a href="Misc/kb/it000011">Regain access to blocked atachments in Outlook</a> on this site.</li></ul></div>2006-03-30T22:00:00+00:00hkrauseLike Outlook, InfoPath refuses to add certain types of attachments to a form. This article explains how to remove certain file types from this restricted list.http://www.infinitec.de/pingback.axdhttp://www.infinitec.de/post.aspx?id=66449871-05dc-43b5-ab34-9bb9b35989960http://www.infinitec.de/trackback.axd?id=66449871-05dc-43b5-ab34-9bb9b3598996http://www.infinitec.de/post/2006/03/31/Managing-InfoPath-blocked-attachments.aspx#commenthttp://www.infinitec.de/syndication.axd?post=66449871-05dc-43b5-ab34-9bb9b3598996