InfoPath - external data from SharePoint List error
Monday, January 17, 2011 at 6:52PM I had this error "The operation could not be completed" when trying to connect to a SharePoint List as an external data connection in InfoPath today.
Show Details just says "Unable to connect to the SharePoint site."
Figure: The message box really doesn't tell you anything.
Turned out, I was testing with a new managed path on http://server/sites/TravelFunds/ But the web application did not have a site at the root path. So the quick fix was to create a new team site (blank site might work too) at the root path http://server/ and then come back to InfoPath, and http://server/sites/TravelFunds/ will now work as expected.
This was one of many posts that I read regarding similar problems, and the one that actually applied to me. http://vspug.com/ssa/2010/03/15/infopath-2010-cannot-connect-to-sharepoint-2010/
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Reader Comments (3)
Thanks a lot, these was the solution for me.
I add a new site collection (Team) at the top and works.
Regards.
Hi,
I am having this issue now, but the linke provided is dead. Can some one help me with this.
Thanks
The fix is to create a blank site at the root level of your site collection. This happens when you are using managed paths,
http://server/sites/myweb/
without having a site at the root level:
http://server/