The customary way to handle validation for Outlook items would in the code behind the custom form.

Creating and updating items is done with the Outlook object model.

FYI, there is a newsgroup specifically for Outlook forms issues "down the hall" at microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms or, via web interface, at http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...rogram_f orms

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"~Rama" wrote in message oups.com...
I'm trying to find an ODBC to connect to outlook's database, and I dont
know where to start from.

I eventually would like to create a billing custom form in contacts,
and be able to validate user information as well as add new users from
excel, and add them to outlook.

Can you please direct me or explain at least a starting point ?? find
an ODBC to outlook?

~Rama