How do I start a Form?

[BrianL]

I am looking for a way to start a form I created in VB editor via either a
custom action or script. I have no idea how to do either.

So can anyone help me figure out how to open a form from an action or rule.

Also, How do I save a script or custom action for use in a rule?

Please and thankyou,

Brian

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

To create a new instance of a custom form programmatically, use the Add method on the target folder's Items collection:

Set newItem = targetFolder.Items.Add("IPM.Post.YourFormName")

If it's a message form, use the Drafts folder as the target. If the target is a default folder, you can use the Namespace.GetDefaultFolder method to return it as a MAPIFolder object. To create an item in another person's mailbox, use Namespace.GetSharedDefaultFolder to get the MAPIFolder Otherwise, you can use the code at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/getfolder.htm to walk the folder hierarchy and return the MAPIFolder corresponding to a given path string.

Put your "script" for a rule in any VBA regular code module.