Passing querystring parameters to InfoPath Filler form

This is NOT relating to a browser enabled form. I don't have any problem passing the querystring when browser enabled. I have the requirement to pass a record ID (listitemID) to a filler form via a link on a SharePoint page. The form has
been published to the site as a content type using the XSN as the content type template. It is attached to a SharePoint form library as the only content type. If I select the default 'New Document' control from the library it opens a new form just
fine. However, using the URL....
<a href="/sites/Group/_layouts/FormServer.aspx?XsnLocation=http://sharepoint2010/sites/Group/TestForm.xsn&SaveLocation=http%3A%2F%2Fsharepoint2010%2Fsites%2FGroup%2TestLib&ClientInstalled=true&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fsharepoint2010%2Fsites%2FGroup%2FTestLib%2FForms%2FAllItems%2Easpx&DefaultItemOpen=1&InstanceID=(Need
to add parameter here)">Add document</a>
The form opens but when i pass a known InstanceID I only get the data populated for the 1st record in the sharepoint list. This form can not be converted to a browser enabled form becuase there are some print/save requirements that browser forms
can't accomodate. I know that the form event load code works fine as it will work if done as a browser enabled form.

Two ideas come to mind, I have tested neither:
1. Try adding the NoRedirect=true parameter and see if that can prevent the InstanceID
from being dropped.
2. Try using editDocumentWithProgID2 javascript function to force open the InfoPath form directly in client application, there might be a way to pass the initial parameter through the javascript-ActiveX
wrapper. This will require some javascript crawling to figure out.
Check opening the form using the Filler with a command line switch, and the form load works as expected.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/infopath-help/command-line-switches-for-infopath-HP010148328.aspx
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