Send Form Definition Alternative - No OFL Rights

[Boyd]

Is there an alternative to sending a custom form's definition without
checking the "Send form definition with item" checkbox? Here is my
situation:
I'm in a scenario where I don't have rights to publish form's to the
Organizational Forms Library (OFL). Without these rights, I'm forced
to find alternative ways for recipients to use my form successfully.
The following lists different scenarios which I've tried:
1. Check the "Send form definition" checkbox --> results in form being
one-off ... vbScript doesn't run (simple code .. sends form to a
specified email address).
2. Uncheck the "Send form definition" checkbox --> b/c my form is not
published in the OFL, custom controls do not appear when recipient
receives this email.
3. Uncheck checkbox, remove vbScript, enable Reply button to send form
to specific address --> Recipient receives message "The form you
selected could not be displayed" .. I assume this relates to form not
published on recipients pc.

I'm guessing that publishing the custom form on each recipients' pc
will resolve the issue, but the decision-makers in my dept don't trust
end-users to follow instructions correctly. I've read that publishing
a custom form can be done programmatically, but I'm not sure how to
approach this (using vbScript won't work b/c it won't fire on
unpublished forms ... the reason I'm in this mess to begin with).

Is there a way for recipients to use my form without it being published
to the OFL?
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Boyd

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You've already figured out the solution -- for each user who needs to send or receive items with the form to publish it to their own Personal Forms library with the same message class.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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