1. You have to do your own research and decision making about the pros and
cons of any approach.

2. Not using CommandBar controls, no.

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Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
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Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
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"newToOutlookProgramming"
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----This question is for outlook 2003------

Hi,

(1) Can you help me jot down some cons (actually I need several) for this
approach (subclassing) .

I did prototype the way you suggested (proxy the original Outlook form by
handling NewInspector and not displaying the Outlook form and displaying
an
alternate form), but it looses a lot of default functionality of the
appointment, re-building all of which is a lot of effort.

(2) Alternatively, Is it possible to add a 2 editable textboxes in the
custom-bar in the apppointment inspector via a addin ?

thanks again