Change Message Class for Outlook 2003 Custom Contacts Form?

[Stephen Morgan]

I have created a custom Contacts Form and saved it in my Personal Forms
Library, and it is also the default Form when I create a new Contact.
Now I want to change all the old Contacts to now show my new Form, and I
understand I need to change its Message Class from IPM.Contacts to
IPM.Contacts.My Design where "My Design" is the name of my new Form.
I've run "DocMessageClass" Version 1.0 - whilst it change the class to
my new form, when I click an old contact, the new form does not show.
Any hints please?

 

[Peter Marchert]

You can try the tool "EditContacts":

http://www.marchert.de/software.html#ec

It`s still a beta version but should work fine. English help is not
avaiable at this time however.

To change the message class select on the tab "Settings" the checkbox
"All" and then select the filed "Message Class". Now a hint appears to
confirm reading all existing message classes in Outlook.

After that you can choose in the lists your desiered message class and
replace or overwrite the existing class.

Peter

 

[Stephen Morgan]

Thanks for this tool - yet the contacts still open using an old form. Is
it possible that I have created 2 forms, called the same name, and I'm
not overwriting with the correct one? Where are these forms stored? I
gather my "special" ones should be in the Personal Forms Library. Is
this so? And, how can I delete any forms I have created, that I no
longer use?

You can try the tool "EditContacts":

http://www.marchert.de/software.html#ec

It`s still a beta version but should work fine. English help is not
avaiable at this time however.

To change the message class select on the tab "Settings" the checkbox
"All" and then select the filed "Message Class". Now a hint appears to
confirm reading all existing message classes in Outlook.

After that you can choose in the lists your desiered message class and
replace or overwrite the existing class.

Peter

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Peter Marchert
[EDP-Service Marchert]
Homepage: http://www.marchert.de
Programming for Excel and Outlook

I have created a custom Contacts Form and saved it in my Personal Forms
Library, and it is also the default Form when I create a new Contact.
Now I want to change all the old Contacts to now show my new Form, and I
understand I need to change its Message Class from IPM.Contacts to
IPM.Contacts.My Design where "My Design" is the name of my new Form.
I've run "DocMessageClass" Version 1.0 - whilst it change the class to
my new form, when I click an old contact, the new form does not show.
Any hints please?

 

[Peter Marchert]

Thanks for this tool - yet the contacts still open using an old form. Is
it possible that I have created 2 forms, called the same name, and I'm
not overwriting with the correct one?

I`m not the forms specialist

This should be possible if the forms are published in different
places. EditContacts searches the personal forms library and reads the
message classes of all contacts and folders. Theese should be listed
in the replace and/or overwrite box.

I now checked this and on an virtual with english outlook and it seems
this works not correctly. My test form I published in the personal
forms library is not listed.

Is your custom form "IPM.Contact.MyDesign" listed?

Where are these forms stored? I
gather my "special" ones should be in the Personal Forms Library. Is
this so? And, how can I delete any forms I have created, that I no
longer use?

You can manage the forms by "Tools", "Options...", "Other", "Advanced
Options", "Custom Forms", "Manage Forms..."

Peter

 

[Stephen Morgan]

Thanks for this tool - yet the contacts still open using an old form. Is
it possible that I have created 2 forms, called the same name, and I'm
not overwriting with the correct one?

I`m not the forms specialist

This should be possible if the forms are published in different
places. EditContacts searches the personal forms library and reads the
message classes of all contacts and folders. Theese should be listed
in the replace and/or overwrite box.

I now checked this and on an virtual with english outlook and it seems
this works not correctly. My test form I published in the personal
forms library is not listed.

Is your custom form "IPM.Contact.MyDesign" listed?

Where are these forms stored? I
gather my "special" ones should be in the Personal Forms Library. Is
this so? And, how can I delete any forms I have created, that I no
longer use?

You can manage the forms by "Tools", "Options...", "Other", "Advanced
Options", "Custom Forms", "Manage Forms..."

Peter

--
Peter Marchert
[EDP-Service Marchert]
Homepage: http://www.marchert.de
Programming for Excel and Outlook

Hi Peter,
There is something very weird going on with my machine. The Message
Clsses change yet my forms don't appear to be changing! I'm going to get
some 3rd party assistance - some-one who can sit in front of my machine
to help - that should work!
Thanks for your help though!

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

try docmessageclass
http://www.publicshareware.de/download/DocMessageClass.zip