Outlook Forms Creation

[Arizona Courts]

I am using Office 12/Outlook, and tried to create a new form modifying the
"message" form. I have published it to the folder and to the forms, and have
also run it to ensure it works. When I tried to test it, the recipient
received nothing but a blank email. Did I miss a step?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

Yes, you missed an important step. For a message form to work fully, it must
be published to the Organizational Forms library on your company's Exchange
Server or to the Personal Forms library of each user. Publishing it to a
folder isn't enough.

You might want to review the information about prerequisites for and
limitations of custom message forms in these articles:

http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=61
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=66

 

[Arizona Courts]

Thanks Sue. I have tried to publish to the Organizational Forms library, but
get a "MAPI" error message. Any suggestions on that? It did not work even
with administrative rights.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

Not knowing exactly what you mean by "administrative rights," it's hard to
say. To publish a form, you need write access to the folder. And for best
results, you should be using a mail profile that connects directly with the
server rather than one using cached Exchange mode.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54