form not closing

[Pam Coleman]

I have created a form and published it to a folder. When I run the form (for
test) it opens and I can enter information, then when I forward it to
someone, it sends, but the form stays open on my pc until I close it. Is
there a way for the form to close after it is sent just like we do when we
compose a mail message? I do not know any vb. Thanks,

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The Close code Hollis suggests needs to go into the Forward event handler and should attempt to close the Inspector, not the Item, e.g.:

Function Item_Forward(ByVal ForwardItem)
Const olSave = 0
Const olDiscard = 1
Const olPromptForSave = 2
Set insp = Item.GetInspector
insp.Close olPromptForSave
ForwardItem.Display
End Function

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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

 

[Hollis Paul [MVP - Outlook]]

Is
there a way for the form to close after it is sent just like we do when we
compose a mail message? I do not know any vb. Thanks,

You only need to use VBScript. But basically, after the Item.send is issued,
you want to do a Item.close(0), where the 0 means to save it first (I think.)
You should go to www.outlookcode.com and search for an example that shows
how to send Items by script.