I've developed a custom form for my contacts (gave on on the archaic BCM
forms and non-solutions) and have that working - how do I change the reading
pane form to be the same as the (revised) default form now in use for my
contacts?

thanks.

You can't. Outlook does not display custom forms in the reading pane.

--
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


"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote in message ...
I've developed a custom form for my contacts (gave on on the archaic BCM
forms and non-solutions) and have that working - how do I change the reading
pane form to be the same as the (revised) default form now in use for my
contacts?

thanks.

thanks sue - okay, when I modify a custom form for my contacts, it appears to
me that the change is not reflected in all the contacts that use that form
.... Am I doing something wrong?

And if every contact isn't automatically updated with the same named form it
uses (quite unbelievable to me if true), then how do you automatically update
all existing contacts using the modified custom form? Please, oh please
don't tell me the only solution is to run scripts and modify the registry :-)

thanks.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You can't. Outlook does not display custom forms in the reading pane.

--
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


"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote in message ...
I've developed a custom form for my contacts (gave on on the archaic BCM
forms and non-solutions) and have that working - how do I change the reading
pane form to be the same as the (revised) default form now in use for my
contacts?

thanks.

After you modified the form, did you increment the version number and republish the form with the same name/message class?

--
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


"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote in message ...
when I modify a custom form for my contacts, it appears to
me that the change is not reflected in all the contacts that use that form
... Am I doing something wrong?

And if every contact isn't automatically updated with the same named form it
uses (quite unbelievable to me if true), then how do you automatically update
all existing contacts using the modified custom form? Please, oh please
don't tell me the only solution is to run scripts and modify the registry :-)

uh oh -- in addition to the questions above, i"ve managed to change the form
in the preview pane after inserting the code above...it's now the old contact
form instead of the email preview form - what happened? I didn't apply any
new forms to the Inbox so it's weird but I'm sure completely explainable in
the outlook method of logic....thanks in advance...

"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote:

got it to work by inserting code into the form - how do i get rid of the
"done" box that now pops up prior to every contact openning? If I eliminate
the code in that form, will the contacts keep using the new form, or does the
code need to run every time prior to openning a contact?

code was found he http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290659

"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote:

thanks sue - okay, when I modify a custom form for my contacts, it appears to
me that the change is not reflected in all the contacts that use that form
... Am I doing something wrong?

And if every contact isn't automatically updated with the same named form it
uses (quite unbelievable to me if true), then how do you automatically update
all existing contacts using the modified custom form? Please, oh please
don't tell me the only solution is to run scripts and modify the registry :-)

thanks.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You can't. Outlook does not display custom forms in the reading pane.

--
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


"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote in message ...
I've developed a custom form for my contacts (gave on on the archaic BCM
forms and non-solutions) and have that working - how do I change the reading
pane form to be the same as the (revised) default form now in use for my
contacts?

thanks.

got it to work by inserting code into the form - how do i get rid of the
"done" box that now pops up prior to every contact openning? If I eliminate
the code in that form, will the contacts keep using the new form, or does the
code need to run every time prior to openning a contact?

code was found he http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290659

"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote:

thanks sue - okay, when I modify a custom form for my contacts, it appears to
me that the change is not reflected in all the contacts that use that form
... Am I doing something wrong?

And if every contact isn't automatically updated with the same named form it
uses (quite unbelievable to me if true), then how do you automatically update
all existing contacts using the modified custom form? Please, oh please
don't tell me the only solution is to run scripts and modify the registry :-)

thanks.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You can't. Outlook does not display custom forms in the reading pane.

--
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


"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote in message ...
I've developed a custom form for my contacts (gave on on the archaic BCM
forms and non-solutions) and have that working - how do I change the reading
pane form to be the same as the (revised) default form now in use for my
contacts?

thanks.

Delete the MsgBox "Done" statement.

The code that you cited changes the MessageClass property on existing items so that they will use your custom form. You should run that form only once. You should ****not**** use that code in your own custom form.

--
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


"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote in message ...
got it to work by inserting code into the form - how do i get rid of the
"done" box that now pops up prior to every contact openning? If I eliminate
the code in that form, will the contacts keep using the new form, or does the
code need to run every time prior to openning a contact?

code was found he http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290659

"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote:

thanks sue - okay, when I modify a custom form for my contacts, it appears to
me that the change is not reflected in all the contacts that use that form
... Am I doing something wrong?

And if every contact isn't automatically updated with the same named form it
uses (quite unbelievable to me if true), then how do you automatically update
all existing contacts using the modified custom form? Please, oh please
don't tell me the only solution is to run scripts and modify the registry :-)

Inserting the code where? You only need to run that code once to change existing items.

--
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


"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote in message ...
uh oh -- in addition to the questions above, i"ve managed to change the form
in the preview pane after inserting the code above...it's now the old contact
form instead of the email preview form - what happened? I didn't apply any
new forms to the Inbox so it's weird but I'm sure completely explainable in
the outlook method of logic....thanks in advance...

"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote:

got it to work by inserting code into the form - how do i get rid of the
"done" box that now pops up prior to every contact openning? If I eliminate
the code in that form, will the contacts keep using the new form, or does the
code need to run every time prior to openning a contact?

code was found he http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290659

"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote:

thanks sue - okay, when I modify a custom form for my contacts, it appears to
me that the change is not reflected in all the contacts that use that form
... Am I doing something wrong?

And if every contact isn't automatically updated with the same named form it
uses (quite unbelievable to me if true), then how do you automatically update
all existing contacts using the modified custom form? Please, oh please
don't tell me the only solution is to run scripts and modify the registry :-)

thanks.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You can't. Outlook does not display custom forms in the reading pane.

--
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


"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote in message ...
I've developed a custom form for my contacts (gave on on the archaic BCM
forms and non-solutions) and have that working - how do I change the reading
pane form to be the same as the (revised) default form now in use for my
contacts?

thanks.

here is a follow up - when i receive a new email into my inbox, it shows as
it always has...however, when I create a contact from that email and my new
custom form shows up, the email in the preview pane now appears in a new form
- not the original form and not the new custom form (who said the preview
pane form couldnt be changed?!) - this doesn't happen in any of my other
folders, only the inbox yet when I check the properties of inbox it matches
the properties of all the subfolders I've created and store email messages
in...

ohhhh crapppp...i just created a contact from my sent folder and it changed
every single sent message over to the new custom form with the same miserable
form in the reading window....how the heck can this be sooo darn
unintuitive??? now what do I do?

"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote:

uh oh -- in addition to the questions above, i"ve managed to change the form
in the preview pane after inserting the code above...it's now the old contact
form instead of the email preview form - what happened? I didn't apply any
new forms to the Inbox so it's weird but I'm sure completely explainable in
the outlook method of logic....thanks in advance...

"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote:

got it to work by inserting code into the form - how do i get rid of the
"done" box that now pops up prior to every contact openning? If I eliminate
the code in that form, will the contacts keep using the new form, or does the
code need to run every time prior to openning a contact?

code was found he http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290659

"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote:

thanks sue - okay, when I modify a custom form for my contacts, it appears to
me that the change is not reflected in all the contacts that use that form
... Am I doing something wrong?

And if every contact isn't automatically updated with the same named form it
uses (quite unbelievable to me if true), then how do you automatically update
all existing contacts using the modified custom form? Please, oh please
don't tell me the only solution is to run scripts and modify the registry :-)

thanks.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You can't. Outlook does not display custom forms in the reading pane.

--
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


"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote in message ...
I've developed a custom form for my contacts (gave on on the archaic BCM
forms and non-solutions) and have that working - how do I change the reading
pane form to be the same as the (revised) default form now in use for my
contacts?

thanks.

I don't understand the concepts here - I put that code into my custom form
and left it there...if it's not supposed to go there, where does it go and
how do you run it across a particular folder to have that folders contents
reflect the use of the new form?

I'm pulling my hair out, I'm a frickin computer science major and this stuff
is unbelievably confusing...

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Delete the MsgBox "Done" statement.

The code that you cited changes the MessageClass property on existing items so that they will use your custom form. You should run that form only once. You should ****not**** use that code in your own custom form.

--
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


"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote in message ...
got it to work by inserting code into the form - how do i get rid of the
"done" box that now pops up prior to every contact openning? If I eliminate
the code in that form, will the contacts keep using the new form, or does the
code need to run every time prior to openning a contact?

code was found he http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290659

"Frustrated to the MAX!" wrote:

thanks sue - okay, when I modify a custom form for my contacts, it appears to
me that the change is not reflected in all the contacts that use that form
... Am I doing something wrong?

And if every contact isn't automatically updated with the same named form it
uses (quite unbelievable to me if true), then how do you automatically update
all existing contacts using the modified custom form? Please, oh please
don't tell me the only solution is to run scripts and modify the registry :-)