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=?Utf-8?B?S0ZpdHo=?= wrote:
I
copied the compose page to the read page and the "send form definition with
item" on the (properties) tab is checked

That copied business is what you did wrong. You are relying on the
auto-loading of the controls from the compose page to the read page. This only
works if you construct the common controls in a specific way. And you did not
do that, and auto-loading isn't working for you.

But, more importantly, you do not indicate that there is a reason for you to
have designed a split-form--that is, a form with a compose page and a read
page. That being the case, you should open the form in design mode, make sure
you are on the compose page, and then, on the forms menu, uncheck the split
form option. It will tell you that whatever is on the read-page will be lost
and ask if you want to do that. Say yes, and then republish. Now, users will
see the controls you placed on the form when they open and read the message.

Before you convert the form, look at the names of the controls as they are
defined in the read page. I think you will find that the names have been
changed automatically by Outlook when you copied them, and they probably are
not bound to any field, now. That is what I remember Outlook doing when coping
controls into other pages on the same form, because control names must be
unique.

If, in fact, you did have significant differences between the compose page and
the read page which you want to keep, post back and I'll go through what you
need to do to get it all working.

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Hollis Paul
Mukilteo, WA USA