Deploy BrowserFormWebPart declaratively without BinarySerializedWebPart Element

Question

Does anyone know if there is a way to deploy a BrowserFormWebPart (custom InfoPath form for a list content type) using standard AllUsersWebPart element and a CDATA section for the properties? So far I have tried without success. Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

After 2 days of research - Following code works

  private void UpdateInfoPathForms(SPSite oSite)
    {
        UpdateInfoPath(oSite, "Lists/Audit Calendar/Item/newifs.aspx");
        UpdateInfoPath(oSite, "Lists/Audit Calendar/Item/displayifs.aspx");
        UpdateInfoPath(oSite, "Lists/Audit Calendar/Item/editifs.aspx");
    }

    private void UpdateInfoPath(SPSite oSite, string formFileLocation)
    {
        var file = oSite.RootWeb.GetFile(formFileLocation);

        using (SPLimitedWebPartManager manager = file.GetLimitedWebPartManager(System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.PersonalizationScope.Shared))
        {
            try
            {
                var wp1 = new Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Controls.WebUI.BrowserFormWebPart();

                wp1.SubmitBehavior = Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Controls.WebUI.SubmitBehavior.FormDefault;
                wp1.FormLocation = "~list/Item/template.xsn";
                wp1.ContentTypeId = oSite.RootWeb.Lists["Audit Calendar"].ContentTypes["Item"].Id.ToString();

                IListWebPart listWebpart = wp1 as IListWebPart;

                listWebpart.ListId = oSite.RootWeb.Lists["Audit Calendar"].ID;

                if (formFileLocation.Contains("newifs.aspx"))
                {
                    listWebpart.PageType = PAGETYPE.PAGE_NEWFORM;
                }
                else if (formFileLocation.Contains("displayifs.aspx"))
                {
                    wp1.ListFormMode = Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Controls.WebUI.ListFormMode.ReadOnly;
                    listWebpart.PageType = PAGETYPE.PAGE_DISPLAYFORM;

                }
                else if (formFileLocation.Contains("editifs.aspx"))
                {
                    listWebpart.PageType = PAGETYPE.PAGE_EDITFORM;
                }
                listWebpart.ViewFlags = SPViewFlags.None;

                manager.AddWebPart(wp1, "Main", 0);
                manager.SaveChanges(wp1);
            }
            finally
            {
                manager.Web.Dispose();
            }
        }