WCF Service and Sharepoint Form library : How i can read a access a form libray and query a item from file name and read form xml in WCF service ?

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WCF Service and Sharepoint Form library : How i can read or access a form libray and query a item from file name and read form xml in WCF service ?
Ahsan Ranjha

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Hi,
In SharePoint 2013, we can take use of REST API or Client Object Model to access the SharePoint objects like Form Library.
SharePoint 2013 REST API
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn450841(v=office.15).aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/fromthefield/archive/2013/09/05/working-with-sharepoint-list-data-odata-rest-and-javascript.aspx
SharePoint 2013 Client Object Model
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/fp179912(v=office.15).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj193041(v=office.15).aspx
With the retrieved file, we can then use XmlDocument object to parse it and get the values you want:
http://weblogs.asp.net/jimjackson/opening-and-reading-an-xml-file-in-a-document-library
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1968809/programatically-edit-infopath-form-fields
Best regards
Patrick Liang
TechNet Community Support