 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| HomeDiscussionsAccessExcelInfoPathOutlookPowerPointPublisherWordDirectoryUser Groups Related Topics Outlook ExpressInternet ExplorerWindowsMS Server ProductsMore Topics ... |
MS Office Forum / Outlook / Programming Forms / January 2008Outlook message form blank when opened by receipent
I created an Outlook e-mail message form. It appears fine on my screen when I go to File, Chose Form, (select the form I created). I type the info into the form, hit send. When opened by the receipient it is blank, except for the subject line. I've tried to search for help on this (microsoft.com) but can't seem to find the answer. I don't know if it matters but we use a POP3 for our email, we do not have Microsoft Exchange. Short story: You shouldn't be using a custom form to send to an external recipient. If you want the long story, see http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=61 If you explain why you're using a custom form, maybe someone can suggest a better solution.  SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming: Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54 >I created an Outlook e-mail message form. It appears fine on my screen when I > go to File, Chose Form, (select the form I created). I type the info into the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I don't know if it matters but we use a POP3 for our email, we do not have > Microsoft Exchange. I guess if we are using POP3 for our email then even if the person is internal it would still be considered external? > Short story: You shouldn't be using a custom form to send to an external recipient. If you want the long story, see http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=61 > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I don't know if it matters but we use a POP3 for our email, we do not have > > Microsoft Exchange. Yes, because you have no internal way to share published forms. SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming: Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54 >I guess if we are using POP3 for our email then even if the person is > internal it would still be considered external? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> > I don't know if it matters but we use a POP3 for our email, we do not have >> > Microsoft Exchange. I actually figured it out, I had to right click on the text box and assign a value to it. So now it works with the exception that it appears I have to assign a different value to each box (field) that gets filled in. > Yes, because you have no internal way to share published forms. > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >> > I don't know if it matters but we use a POP3 for our email, we do not have > >> > Microsoft Exchange. Correct, unless you tell Outlook *where* to store the data -- i.e. in what field -- it has to assume that you don't want to store it at all. However, in current versions of Outlook, the recipient will still need access to the published form definition. That means each person publishing it to their own Personal Forms library with the same message class. SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming: Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54 >I actually figured it out, I had to right click on the text box and assign a > value to it. So now it works with the exception that it appears I have to [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >> > I don't know if it matters but we use a POP3 for our email, we do not have >> >> > Microsoft Exchange. |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.