Data

[Joel Allen]

Hello,

I have many tasks with field "A" that is populated with a value.
I also have "A" in a column in a table view.

I deleted field "A" from my master task form and republished.

I open a task up and "A" is deleted and does not show up in the all field
tab, yet the data still shows up in the table view, meaning the data is
still within the task. How do I delete the data from the task when there is
no field left? I want purge out any data that has been orphaned like that.

Thanks,
Joel

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You would have to delete the custom field from each item that contains it. Deleting it from the form does not do that.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Joel Allen]

How can I delete the data in each task? There is no field left in the all
fields tab.

You would have to delete the custom field from each item that contains it.
Deleting it from the form does not do that.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

It should be visible if you switch to the User-defined Fields in This Item view. It should also be possible to write code to access the field through the UserProperties collection on each item and delete it.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Joel Allen]

I'm sorry Sue, I'm not trying to be difficult. How do I switch to the
User-defined Fields in This Item view?

-Joel

It should be visible if you switch to the User-defined Fields in This Item
view. It should also be possible to write code to access the field through
the UserProperties collection on each item and delete it.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

On the All Fields page of an individual item, at the top, you should see several choices of field collections to list. That will be one of them.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Joel Allen]

Sue,

Those fields were deleted on the main form. In each individual task, they
do not show up either. Yet - they show up in the table view.

-Joel

On the All Fields page of an individual item, at the top, you should see
several choices of field collections to list. That will be one of them.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Weird. I wonder what Outlook Spy would show. If you use it or MFCMAPI to take a look, you should be able to delete the stubbon fields.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers