Help with forms please

[Rob Edgeler]

Hi all. I have created a custom form in Outlook 2003 which I can fill in and send to the recipients OK. No problems there. My problem starts when the recipient receives it as all it presents is a blank email.
Could anybody help with suggesting how I can fix this? Do I need to put the same information on the "Edit Read Page" for instance? I have tried this and the recipient can now see the form as it was designed, but none of the information that is filled in the text boxes when I use the form and send it. Help on this subject seems to be quite sparse on the Office site and on the built-in help.
If anyone can provide assistance, I would be grateful. Thanks in anticipation.

Rob.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Yes, you need to put the appropriate controls in the read layout. The piece
that you're missing is probably that the controls must be bound to data
fields that store the data in the Outlook item. Set the binding on the Value
tab of each control's Properties dialog.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Hi all. I have created a custom form in Outlook 2003 which I can fill in

and send to the recipients OK. No problems there. My problem starts when the
recipient receives it as all it presents is a blank email.

Could anybody help with suggesting how I can fix this? Do I need to put

the same information on the "Edit Read Page" for instance? I have tried this
and the recipient can now see the form as it was designed, but none of the
information that is filled in the text boxes when I use the form and send
it. Help on this subject seems to be quite sparse on the Office site and on
the built-in help.

 

[Marooned]

Has anyone helped you with the forms issue?

I am in your same shoes...i created a form, but when i
send it to a recipient, it is blank!

What is the purpose of a form anyways?

I was hoping i could create a template from which my
customers could enter information and email it back to me
in the same structure. This may not be possible, but it
really would help.

Thanks,
Marooned

 

[Rob Edgeler]

Hi Marooned,

I did receive a reply, which is the one posted on the board, but it wasn't much help really. I appreciate what was said about it needed to be binded or something, but would've like a more tailored response. Perhaps I should've written back and asked for one, but I got a little vexed with the whole thing and gave up!

Rob.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Message forms, by default, have separate compose and read layouts, accessed
with Edit Compose Layout and Edit Read Layout buttons in the form design
window. It sounds like you didn't create a read layout with the information
you want to appear there.

Another key concept is that, in order for the form layout to appear to the
recipient, the recipient must have access to the form "definition," which is
usually published either centrally or locally, but can also be embedded in
an individual item. In the latter case, however, it is not possible to make
code run behind the form, which greatly limits possible applications.

But all this is moot unless your customers all have Outlook and are willing
to use a template that you send them. A custom Outlook form is rarely the
solution for the scenario you describe. A web page form that sends you a
structured email message is likely to be a better approach.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

THe "board" has hundreds of messages, so it's impossible to know which reply
you're referring to. If you have specific questions, you can request more
information by posting a response in your original topic thread.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Hi Marooned,

I did receive a reply, which is the one posted on the board, but it wasn't

much help really. I appreciate what was said about it needed to be binded or
something, but would've like a more tailored response. Perhaps I should've
written back and asked for one, but I got a little vexed with the whole
thing and gave up!