Outlook form as an input tool for a user

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ashish.bhatia@bearingpoint.com - 01 Dec 2005 12:16 GMT

What I am hoping to accomplish is to use an Outlook form as an input
tool for a user. Upon completion, they send it to a manager for
approval. When the manager opens the form, all the input fields are
locked and APPROVE and DECLINE buttons become active. Then based on
approval or decline, I want the VB script to format an email and sent
it.

Does what I am hoping to do seem reasonable and possible? Any ideas
and code snippets will be appreciated.

Thanks!

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 01 Dec 2005 13:24 GMT

If Exchange is your mail server and the administrator gives you permission to publish to the Organizational Forms library, this is very much within the capabilities of Outlook custom forms. In addition to the general page at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/forms.htm, you might find the informaton on Developing Applications with Microsoft Outlook at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/oddc2000.htm useful, since the vacation form is quite similar to what you envision.

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> What I am hoping to accomplish is to use an Outlook form as an input
> tool for a user. Upon completion, they send it to a manager for
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