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Custom contact fields possible in Outlook 2003 events?

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scooper - 26 Jul 2007 17:30 GMT
Hi,

I have set up a custom form to store information about events in Outlook
2003 calendar.  Information includes who is responsible for various aspects
of event (eg locking up or bringing refreshments etc).

At the moment I use user-defined text fields for each area of responsibility
and then add the contact to the standard event "contacts" field so that
Outlook knows they are linked to the event.

It would be much tidier and nicer if I could create custom contact fields in
the event record.  Such that Outlook would recognise that the person is
linked to the event (useful in organising meeting, sending updated
information to everyone or seeing a list of a contacts activities in their
personal record) even if it can't read the specifics of what their role is.

This is similar to there being "resources", "required attendees", "optional
attendess" but with my own fields.

Any thoughts?
Sam
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 26 Jul 2007 17:38 GMT
An appointment has only one Recipients collection. You can't add another or modify its behavior. It sounds like you've already come up with a workable solution,though.

FYI, there is a newsgroup specifically for Outlook forms issues "down the hall" at microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms or, via web interface, at http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public
.outlook.program_forms


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> Hi,
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> Any thoughts?
> Sam
scooper - 27 Jul 2007 16:52 GMT
OK, thanks Sue

> An appointment has only one Recipients collection. You can't add another or modify its behavior. It sounds like you've already come up with a workable solution,though.
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> > Any thoughts?
> > Sam
 
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