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Yes.<br />
create a data connection to the same SP list again<br />
when they start a new entry, query the secondary connection, which will load all values<br />
when they update the field you want to check add an action with condition field equals field in the list and is not blank.<br />
then the action would be a message, make a hidden message field visible since it is web based, and reset the field to blank.
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Yes.
create a data connection to the same SP list again
when they start a new entry, query the secondary connection, which will load all values
when they update the field you want to check add an action with condition field equals field in the list and is not blank.
then the action would be a message, make a hidden message field visible since it is web based, and reset the field to blank.

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So i created a &quot;search&quot; button that pulls data back from the list using the action on button clicked.<br />
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The data pulled back do i put it into a hidden field to then validate against or some other way.<br />
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Thanks
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So i created a "search" button that pulls data back from the list using the action on button clicked.

The data pulled back do i put it into a hidden field to then validate against or some other way.

Thanks

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I have a simple sharepoint list, and have created a form using infopath for the user to enter the information.<br />
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Is there anyway to have a button on the form, that the user can click and search a certain field to see if a value already exists in the list - so if a value already exists a message would show that it is a duplicate request.
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I have a simple sharepoint list, and have created a form using infopath for the user to enter the information.

Is there anyway to have a button on the form, that the user can click and search a certain field to see if a value already exists in the list - so if a value already exists a message would show that it is a duplicate request.

Sharepoint + Infopath + search list

Microsoft Sharepoint is a software platform and family of software products used for collaboration and web publishing combined. These capabilities include developing web sites, portals, intranets, content management systems, search engines, wikis, blogs, and other tools for business intelligence and collaboration. SharePoint has a Microsoft Office-like interface, and it is closely integrated with the Office suite.

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft InfoPath is a software application for designing, distributing, filling and submitting electronic forms containing structured data. The product features a WYSIWYG form designer in which the various controls (e.g. textbox, radio button, checkbox) are bound to data, represented separately as a hierarchical tree view of folders and data fields. All the data stored in InfoPath forms are stored in an XML format. Secondary data sources can be built into the form or they can be accessed through an external data connection to SharePoint or a Web service.