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IFormTemplateConverter.Initialize Method

InfoPath Developer Reference

Initializes the custom importer.

Version Information
 Version Added:  InfoPath 2003

Syntax

expression.Initialize(pConversionManager)

expression   An expression that returns an IFormTemplateConverter object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
pConversionManager Required IConversionManager The interface pointer to the implementation of the IConversionManager interface which is used by the importer to communicate with the InfoPath user interface.

Return Value
[HRESULT]

Remarks

For more information on creating a backward-compatible form template converter, see the Build a Custom Importer topic in the InfoPath 2003 SDK.

The IFormTemplateConverter2 interface, new to Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007, provides the same converter options as the IFormTemplateConverter interface plus support for exporting an InfoPath form to an arbitrary format. For more information about implementing the IFormTemplateConverter2 interface, see the InfoPath Developer Portal on the Microsoft Office Developer Center.

This interface, object, member or enumeration is provided by the InfoPath design environment. A reference must be set to the Microsoft Office InfoPath Designer 2.0 Type Library, located at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\IPDESIGN.DLL.

This object or member is used for extending the InfoPath application and is not intended to be used directly from your form code.

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