public form

[andy]

hello,

in 'design form' of outlook folders, i changed the name of (P.2) into
'Expertise' and made it visible. i added a picklist with different values for
'Expertise'.
In the design form, i created a new field to the folder 'Expertise'.
i added a new combo box to the Expertise tab.
in the properties / values, i referred to the field i created.
in the advanced properties, i added in the tag field : picklist=Expertise
i published the form.
changes i make are saved. however, when my colleague accesses the form, the
expertise tab is visible, she also sees the combo box. however, when i
change the value of the combo box, my colleague doesn't see the change. her
changes aren't visible to me. there must be a problem with the publishing
(we're new to this).

Questions:
- how can i publish this combo box to the public folder so that my colleague
can see my changes and vice-versa?
- how do i limit the entries into the combo box? now i am able to type a
text that is saved but that is not contained in the original picklist. the
text isn't added to the picklist either. in any case, i don't want a user to
be able to add a value.

thank you helping.
andy

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

On the All Fields page of the form, do you see the correct value for your Expertise field?

To limit values to items in the list, on the Advanced Properties dialog for the control, change the value of MatchRequired to -1 - True.

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

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

 

[andy]

hello,

the name of the combo box i created appears in the All Fiels page, however,
no value is added in the 'value' column... maybe that's the problem?

you already solved my second problem, thanks !

andy

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Check the Properties dialog of the combo box. At the top of the Value tab do you see the name of the property that you created to hold the data from this combo box, i.e. the same name as in the All Fields page?

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

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

 

[andy]

hello,
yes, and i don't know why, but my colleague now sees changes i make, so
thanks.
new problem: when i open the tab that holds the expertise combobox, and i
click on another tab in the contacts page without changing the contents of
the expertise box, i get an error value : invalid property value.
when i chose the same selection and move to another tab, the error message
doesn't appear anymore.
why do i get this error value?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Is the value one of those on the list?

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

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

 

[andy]

yes, the value is one of those on the list. actually, when i open the tab,
the value saved (one of the list) is shown. when i go to another tab, i get
the error message. when i select the same value from the list and then go to
another tab, the error message doesn't appear anymore...

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Sorry it has taken so long to get back to you on this. How are you filling the list rows for this combo box?

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

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