Acknowledgments

The creation of any book is the work of a team, rather than of a single person. I would like to thank the many people who have contributed to the creation of this book.

First, I would like to thank acquisitions editor Michelle Newcomb, who approached me to write the book. Her unfailing patience and tact through a writing process that was longer than we hoped made working with her a pleasure .

Development editor Tiffany Taylor did a great job of tidying rough edges of my prose with a grace that always kept me thinking of how to make the text better.

Mike Gunderloy was technical editor. His comments were consistently constructive, and his suggestions added value to the book.

I would also like to thank Paul Lorimer, Andrew Begun, Alessandro Catorcini, Willson Raj David, Jun Jin, Melinda Lewison, Brian O'Connor, Mike Palmer, Anand Ramagopalrao, Eric Richards, and Shirley Sun of Microsoft, who made time to examine the manuscript for technical accuracy and coverage. Their comments were much appreciated.

I would also like to thank the participants in the microsoft.public.infopath newsgroup, whose discussion and questions helped me firm up my understanding of what InfoPath could do ”and, at least in its first version, couldn't do.