Outlook Form

[Patricia]

I created my first Outlook form in Outlook 2000. When someone uses the form,
fills in the blanks and sends it, the person receiving the form can also
change the content. Is there away to stop that from happening?

 

[Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook]]

You can add code to the Item_Write event that determines whether this is the
user who is filling out the form; otherwise, you can set Cancel = True and
changes to an existing form will not be saved.

 

[Patricia]

Thanks, but that's a little too advanced for me. I don't know what an
Item_Write event is.

 

[Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook]]

Okay. Yes, you would have to write some code behind the form to accommodate
what you want. If you're new to Outlook development or programming in
general, this page has some excellent resources to help you out:

VBScript in Outlook Development:
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/vbscript.htm

 

[Camron Lockeby via OfficeKB.com]

Where do you set the Cancel=True at? I'm new to form creation (read: my
department said "You're a designer, here! Design these!) and could use any
tips/tricks to make them more useable or reliable.

Thanks

 

[Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook]]

You can set the Cancel variable at any point within any of the events that
support cancelling. Keep the Forms Help file handy too, it's a great
reference:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\1033\OLFM10.CHM"

Eric Legault - B.A, MCP, MCSD, Outlook MVP