Using Word Template in Exchange Public Folder

[Tony]

Hi All,

I've got a couple of custom forms that allows users to fill them out, then
print or e-mail their data via a Word template. Each of the user groups
that use the forms and associated templates are small enough that I've been
able to get away with storing the template on their hard drives. However, I
would like to extend the same functionality to a larger user group that will
include mobile users. My first inclination is to create a Public Folder
that holds the templates and allows the users to add the folder to their
Favorites and sync each time they're in the office. My hope is that by
doing so, the mobile users will have access to the templates, and I can
maintain only one instance of each template as opposed to several that are
spread across machines that are on & off the network.

Does anyone know if this can be done and if so, how I would refer to the
location of the templates in the code behind the forms? Or, is there a
better way to do this?

Thanks & Ciao,

Tony

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You would need to add code to save the template as a system file
(Attachment.SaveAsFile method) before you create a new document from it.

 

[Tony]

Sue,

Thanks for the suggestion; I'll give it a shot and see how things work.

Thanks,

Tony