Open new outlook form from within existing outlook form using command button

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Hello all, I have an outlook form in 2007 that requires the user to approve/disapprove a request. Presently, I have it setup for the user to choose approve or disapprove from the toolbar custom actions tab. This works well and opens another outlook form relative to their choice. What I would like to do is have the user click a command button in the form that will then open the approved or disapproved form. I hope this is clear and do appreciate any assistance. I did try the following code but it produces a generic error: Object Required. CmdApproval_Click() Item.Actions("Approval Form").Execute End Sub R/Michael
 
Re: Open new outlook form from within existing outlook form using command butt

Have not tested this.... if you can't open the form from the click, you may need to use 2 macros, the click macro that calls the open form macro.




Code: 

 
 
Sub CommandButton1_Click()  
  Set Item = Items.Add("ipm.note.name") 
  Item.Display 
 
 
End Sub







If you need to open a template (oft) instead, code samples are at How to Open Outlook Templates and Files using Toolbar Buttons
 
Re: Open new outlook form from within existing outlook form using command butt

Hi,

I tried to execute the code sample you gave but I still got the object required error. So I went to the website you recommended and I was able to piece together some code (see below) and get the form to open but it does not carry over any message or attachments as would be the case in a forward action. Do you have any idea why this may occur? If I select the the form from the custom actions in the toolbar the message and attachment is present. Thanks for helping. Mja

Code: 
Sub CmdApproveSendToBudget_Click
   strForm = "IPM.Note.Request Budget Approval V1"
     Set objFolder = _
       Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder
     Set objItem = _
       objFolder.Items.Add(strForm)
     objItem.Display
   Item.Close 1 
 
End Sub
 
Re: Open new outlook form from within existing outlook form using command butt

You need to pick up the body - I don't see code that refereces the old message, but it would go something like

objItem.Body = objOldMsg.Body

Attachments are a little more difficult - you need to use windows scripting to get them. But i have code... you need the copyattachment function from Reply or ReplyAll with Attachments - Slipstick Systems - that page should also point you in the right direction for identifying the original message so you can get the body from it.
 
Re: Open new outlook form from within existing outlook form using command butt

Diane Poremsky said:
You need to pick up the body - I don't see code that refereces the old message, but it would go something like objItem.Body = objOldMsg.Body Attachments are a little more difficult - you need to use windows scripting to get them. But i have code... you need the copyattachment function from Reply or ReplyAll with Attachments - Slipstick Systems - that page should also point you in the right direction for identifying the original message so you can get the body from it.
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Diane, Thank you for the hep on this. I have one more OT question please. Do you know how I can test if a user clicks the red X button on a form? Many thanks, Michael
 
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