Custom forms and scripts do not work in Outlook 2003

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Rafael - 15 Jan 2004 15:56 GMT

I've been using a custom Contact form with Outlook XP for over a year now
and I have created some scripts that help me do cool things like check to
see if the current contact's email address is found on a particular public
folder. If the contact's email is not found than copy the contact over.

I just upgraded my XP machine to Outlook 2003 and my forms are no longer
working (Outlook Freezes up). When I run the scripts, Outlook 2003 will
freeze as well.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Rafael

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Hollis D. Paul - 15 Jan 2004 20:58 GMT

> Any help is greatly appreciated.

You have to rewrite the scripts using the OL2K3 object model. Each
version of Outlook has come with its own OOM, and there has never been
any suggestion that it is backwards compatible. It has always been
known among the long-time developers that, if you want your code to
work on several versions, you have to detect the version and use a case
statement to use the correct code for the current version.

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
Hollis@outhousebythesound.com
Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2195
http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?FR=0&SD=TECH&LN=EN-US

Mukilteo, WA USA

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Sue Mosher [MVP] - 15 Jan 2004 21:09 GMT

DO NOT access public folders containing custom forms through the Public
Folders\Favorites hierarchy. This will corrupt the forms cache and cause
other problems.

I am recommending that people with custom forms in public folders delay
upgrading to Outlook 2003 until Microsoft resolves this issue.

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> I've been using a custom Contact form with Outlook XP for over a year now
> and I have created some scripts that help me do cool things like check to
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> Rafael

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Rafael - 19 Jan 2004 14:35 GMT

A sound advise indeed. Thanks Sue. OL2K3 is coming off my machine today.

> DO NOT access public folders containing custom forms through the Public
> Folders\Favorites hierarchy. This will corrupt the forms cache and cause
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> > Rafael

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