Getting data from standard Outlook item into custom form

[Laura]

Hi,

We have a custom form for user information/tracking. I did a little
coding to send that info from the custom & standard fields of the form
into a task item. However, now I would like to get that info back into
the custom form from the task item. I can collect the data just fine,
but I can't seem to call the custom form. Can anyone help?

Thank you in advance,
Laura

 

[Hollis D. Paul]

I can collect the data just fine,
but I can't seem to call the custom form. Can anyone help?

Calling the parent form from a child form is one of the biggest
unsolved juggernaut in Outlook programming. Outlook structure is just
not set up to do that easily. Many people have created a unique number
field and passed that to the child item. The problem has been that one
can't do a fast search on a custom field, and in a folder with a large
number of items, the search takes too long. Theoretically, the
messageID and StoreID fields should provide a means of bring it back,
but that works only if the parent item has already been saved, and only
so long as it is not moved to a different folder, because it gets a new
set of idfields when it is moved.

Sorry I can't be of any real help, but don't feel bad that you can't
find an easy solution.

I would guess that the best resources would be www.outlookcode.com or
www.slipstick.com. See if they have anything on the subject.

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
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