InfoPath does not support the specified database. The database must be a Microsoft SQL Server

by S.Y.M. Wong-A-Ton

Learn how to solve the InfoPath error: InfoPath does not support the specified database. The database must be a Microsoft SQL Server.

Problem

In InfoPath 2007, you get the following error message when you try to design a form template that is based on a Microsoft Access database:

InfoPath does not support the specified database. The database must be a Microsoft SQL Server

Solution

On the Design a Form Template dialog box, uncheck the Enable browser-compatible features only checkbox before selecting Database, clicking OK, and then selecting your Microsoft Access database.

Discussion

A Microsoft Access database cannot be used as the Main data source of an InfoPath browser-compatible form template.

While you can base a browser-compatible form template on a Microsoft SQL Server database, you will not be able to submit data to the database, because Submitting to a database is not supported in browser-enabled form templates.

If you base your browser-compatible form template on an SQL Server database, you will only be able to retrieve data through the Main data connection of the form template.

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