need to limit length of form in OL2003

[simon_]

I am designing a simple form in outlook I plan for people to use to send me
an SMS text message to my cell phone. The message field field is set to
unlimited length. That means I get several messages from the person, because
my phone is limited to 160 or so characters per message.

What I want to do is Outlook/Exchange to limit the form to that many
characters, so they can't send a message longer than my phone can fit into
one message.

Thanks!

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Have you considered using a custom text field and text box instead of the regular message control?

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

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

 

[simon_]

Hi, Sue. I tried adding another field to the form that did let me change the
maxlength field. Problem is, it didn't show up in the message when sent,
which led me to believe the cell phone/sms system/receiving thing (whatever)
was looking for the field labeled 'message'.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You could put code in the form's Item_Send event handler to set the Body property to the value of the custom property that holds the short text.

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

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