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Orbeon Forms is a solution to build and deploy web forms and comes with Orbeon Form Builder, an open source web-based form designer. Use this tag for technical questions such as scripting issues, form behavior, etc. Non-technical questions should be directed to the Orbeon community at the official site.

Orbeon Forms is a solution to build and deploy web forms. Orbeon Forms is designed to handle complex forms typical of the enterprise or government, it works in standard web browsers, does not require any special client software or plugins, is provided as open source under a business-friendly license, and comes with Orbeon Form Builder, an open source web-based form designer.

Key features

  • Aims at helping you build better forms
  • Is free and open source
  • Provides a browser-based Form Builder
  • Is standards-friendly (XForms, XML, PDF)
  • Creates browser-based user interface based on Ajax
  • Supports accessibility, including a script-free mode
  • Is licensed under the business-friendly LGPL license

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What does the message "Invalid byte 2 of a 3-byte UTF-8 sequence" mean?

I changed a file in Orbeon Forms, and the next time I load the page, I get an error message saying Invalid byte 2 of a 3-byte UTF-8 sequence. How can I solve this problem?
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Orbeon forms and glassfish - Error: Could not initialize class org.orbeon.oxf.xforms.xbl.BindingCache

I am trying to run Orbeon forms version 3.9 CE = community edition on glassfish. When I start the server the below exception is presented: Could not initialize class org.orbeon.oxf.xforms.xbl.BindingCache$ Any idea to resolve this problem?
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Server side XForms form validation and integration into ASP.NET

I have recently been investigating methods of creating web-based forms for an ASP.NET web application that can be edited and managed at runtime. For example an administrator might wish to add a new validation rule or a new set of fields. The holy…
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How to find all nodes of a specific type in XPath

Lets say i have the following form data instance in my view.xml:
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How to handle reset behaviour when escape character is pressed twice in Orbeon Xforms

I have come to know that from IE 5, there is a strange behaviour that when escape character is pressed twice, all the form fields are reset automatically. This is not occuring in Mozilla. So as a remedy i have put a simple javascript that will alert…
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How can I create repeated fields in Form Builder with Orbeon Forms 3.9?

Alex, I don't think I explained myself well enough (Although the information you provided was useful.) Lets say that I have an employment application that was created to collect information about a persons previous employers. Lets say that the grid…
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Customizing the look and feel of Orbeon forms

We would like to be able to customize the areas outside the form elements area itself, such that customers can have all their forms including the areas surrounding the form in their own style. For instance in the area on the top we would like to…
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Re-initialize XBL component on xxforms-iteration-moved

I have a XBL component which creates a checkbox control in javascript. Value is set in javascript during the component initialization. Component works well when not used inside repeat but inside repeat when I try to move rows up or down XBL control…
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Orbeon XForms repeat issue

I would like to populate with the content of my XML File a XForm repeat section. First of all, I need to create rows based on the following records of the XML file: …
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How can I create my own validation rule in orbeon xforms?

Here's the problem, I need to validate the form before submitting in the next way, before user can submit anything he should click "Save" button, if he tries to click "Submit" one receives message something like "You should save form before…
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Does Orbeon Form support the Thai language?

I am new to Orbeon Form and would like to use it. However, I had tried the Form examples on Orbeon Form Web Site and input some of data in Thai Language. Yes, It can be input data in the fields with “Thai Language”. But when I try to generate…
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XForms: Complex calculation for binding

I am looking for a possibility to perform complex calculations for a binding. The following instance is given: 2012-01-01 2012-01-03 …
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Is it possible to disable one of the options among a group of radio buttons?

I have a radio button control with two items in it. Add A …
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Orbeon autocomplete - Content is not allowed in prolog

I'm trying to add an autocomplete component in dynamic mode to a form created with the Orbeon Form Builder (version Orbeon Forms 3.9.0+.stable.201109261742 PE). The xml below is a simple test form with the autocomplete that retrieves the data from a…
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Orbeon Form Builder - Referring to a control within a Section Template

I have a number of forms that all reference a 'Header' Section Template. I would like to reference a control in this section template from another control in the form. (Using the method shown here: Write constraint to validate a field based on the…
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