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DawnTreader
Hello Sue
can i use something like you have mentioned in your post to push a form to
someone's calendar to be used as the default form?
or will they have to install it manually?
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> To create a new instance of a custom form programmatically, use the Add method on the target folder's Items collection:
> Set newItem = targetFolder.Items.Add("IPM.Post.YourFormName")
> If it's a message form, use the Drafts folder as the target. If the target is a default folder, you can use the Namespace.GetDefaultFolder method to return it as a MAPIFolder object. To create an item in another person's mailbox, use Namespace.GetSharedDefaultFolder to get the MAPIFolder Otherwise, you can use the code at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/getfolder.htm to walk the folder hierarchy and return the MAPIFolder corresponding to a given path string.
> See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/launchform.htm for other ideas.
> If you want reminders from non-default folders, upgrade to Outlook 2007 (for folders in your default store) or get the add-in from
> > Sue Mosher
> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
> "DawnTreader" <DawnTreader> wrote in message news:9171FECB-52AC-47C8-92BF-236DEB041543@microsoft.com...
> > hello
> > i have a number of custom forms i use for different purposes and i need to
> > create a button that will call upon them and then save them in the proper
> > folder.
> > for example, i am a service coordinator, i send technicians to fix things
> > all over and for each trip i need to have a checklist. the form is made, i
> > have a checklist appointment form that i call PreTripChecklist. i want to be
> > able to press a button and have it open that form and then when i finish i
> > need it to be saved in my normal personal calender so that i will get a
> > reminder.
> > that last is the real problem, even though i have created other folders to
> > use those forms in the problem is that i wont get a reminder if the items are
> > stored in another folder other than the main calender folder.
> > if someone can suggest some code, or lead me to a tute or something, it
> > would be appreciated. thanks.
>
can i use something like you have mentioned in your post to push a form to
someone's calendar to be used as the default form?
or will they have to install it manually?
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> To create a new instance of a custom form programmatically, use the Add method on the target folder's Items collection:
> Set newItem = targetFolder.Items.Add("IPM.Post.YourFormName")
> If it's a message form, use the Drafts folder as the target. If the target is a default folder, you can use the Namespace.GetDefaultFolder method to return it as a MAPIFolder object. To create an item in another person's mailbox, use Namespace.GetSharedDefaultFolder to get the MAPIFolder Otherwise, you can use the code at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/getfolder.htm to walk the folder hierarchy and return the MAPIFolder corresponding to a given path string.
> See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/launchform.htm for other ideas.
> If you want reminders from non-default folders, upgrade to Outlook 2007 (for folders in your default store) or get the add-in from
> > Sue Mosher
> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
> "DawnTreader" <DawnTreader> wrote in message news:9171FECB-52AC-47C8-92BF-236DEB041543@microsoft.com...
> > hello
> > i have a number of custom forms i use for different purposes and i need to
> > create a button that will call upon them and then save them in the proper
> > folder.
> > for example, i am a service coordinator, i send technicians to fix things
> > all over and for each trip i need to have a checklist. the form is made, i
> > have a checklist appointment form that i call PreTripChecklist. i want to be
> > able to press a button and have it open that form and then when i finish i
> > need it to be saved in my normal personal calender so that i will get a
> > reminder.
> > that last is the real problem, even though i have created other folders to
> > use those forms in the problem is that i wont get a reminder if the items are
> > stored in another folder other than the main calender folder.
> > if someone can suggest some code, or lead me to a tute or something, it
> > would be appreciated. thanks.
>
