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Old April 4th 07, 07:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
errandgirlcg
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Default custom form arriving as winmail.dat

I have successfully designed the form I want, it shows up appropriately for
other Outlook users...

However, is there a way to at least make it show up in a readable format for
other email program users... like Yahoo mail users? I don't want them to
interact/fill in/change the the form... just be able to read it.
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Old April 4th 07, 07:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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Default custom form arriving as winmail.dat

No. That's how forms work, and that's why they're not recommended for use outside your own organization: You can't count on the recipient having Outlook.

You didn't say what the form does. Maybe a solution is to put code in its Item_Send event handler to generate a new, non-custom-form message that has the desired content.

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"errandgirlcg" wrote in message ...
I have successfully designed the form I want, it shows up appropriately for
other Outlook users...

However, is there a way to at least make it show up in a readable format for
other email program users... like Yahoo mail users? I don't want them to
interact/fill in/change the the form... just be able to read it.

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Old April 4th 07, 08:24 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
errandgirlcg
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Default custom form arriving as winmail.dat

The form contains appointment/event confirmation information. I need to
standardize the content sent to clients... so a form is a good solution to
ensure every client receives confirmation info needed (and reminds me to
provide it).

Hints as to the process to "put code in its Item_Send event handler to
generate a new, non-custom-form message that has the desired content"?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No. That's how forms work, and that's why they're not recommended for use outside your own organization: You can't count on the recipient having Outlook.

You didn't say what the form does. Maybe a solution is to put code in its Item_Send event handler to generate a new, non-custom-form message that has the desired content.

--
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

"errandgirlcg" wrote in message ...
I have successfully designed the form I want, it shows up appropriately for
other Outlook users...

However, is there a way to at least make it show up in a readable format for
other email program users... like Yahoo mail users? I don't want them to
interact/fill in/change the the form... just be able to read it.


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Old April 4th 07, 08:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
errandgirlcg
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Default custom form arriving as winmail.dat

Also, I tried using the Outlook standard "task" item - sent it to a Yahoo
account and the forwarded task arrived as an "untitled attachment". When I
attempted to open it it had only this inside "This attachment is a MAPI 1.0
embedded message and is not supported by this mail system."

I am simply trying to send a confirmation/reminder of a client booking/event
to a client via email.

Any suggestions?


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No. That's how forms work, and that's why they're not recommended for use outside your own organization: You can't count on the recipient having Outlook.

You didn't say what the form does. Maybe a solution is to put code in its Item_Send event handler to generate a new, non-custom-form message that has the desired content.

--
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

"errandgirlcg" wrote in message ...
I have successfully designed the form I want, it shows up appropriately for
other Outlook users...

However, is there a way to at least make it show up in a readable format for
other email program users... like Yahoo mail users? I don't want them to
interact/fill in/change the the form... just be able to read it.


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Old April 4th 07, 08:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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Default custom form arriving as winmail.dat

Again, a task item is specific to Outlook. A mail program other than Outlook can do nothing with it.

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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

"errandgirlcg" wrote in message ...
Also, I tried using the Outlook standard "task" item - sent it to a Yahoo
account and the forwarded task arrived as an "untitled attachment". When I
attempted to open it it had only this inside "This attachment is a MAPI 1.0
embedded message and is not supported by this mail system."


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Old April 4th 07, 08:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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Default custom form arriving as winmail.dat

My suggestion would work only for a custom message form, not for a custom appointment form.

A custom form is simply not a good solution for your scenario. If this is for your personal use, a VBA macro to take the information in the selected appointment (see http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=50) and generate a mail message (Application.CreateItem) might do the trick.

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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

"errandgirlcg" wrote in message ...
The form contains appointment/event confirmation information. I need to
standardize the content sent to clients... so a form is a good solution to
ensure every client receives confirmation info needed (and reminds me to
provide it).

Hints as to the process to "put code in its Item_Send event handler to
generate a new, non-custom-form message that has the desired content"?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No. That's how forms work, and that's why they're not recommended for use outside your own organization: You can't count on the recipient having Outlook.

You didn't say what the form does. Maybe a solution is to put code in its Item_Send event handler to generate a new, non-custom-form message that has the desired content.

"errandgirlcg" wrote in message ...
I have successfully designed the form I want, it shows up appropriately for
other Outlook users...

However, is there a way to at least make it show up in a readable format for
other email program users... like Yahoo mail users? I don't want them to
interact/fill in/change the the form... just be able to read it.


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Old April 4th 07, 09:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
errandgirlcg
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Default custom form arriving as winmail.dat

Actually, tried sending a task status report (tools/send status) and this is
a great solution for me WITH the addition of a few custom fields. I added a
custom field to the standard task form, published, and then tried to send a
status report... unfortunately the new custom field doesn't show up. How do
I make the new custom field show up in the task status report? This isn't
because the recipient isn't using Outlook... it just doesn't show up when MY
Outlook creates the status report.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Again, a task item is specific to Outlook. A mail program other than Outlook can do nothing with it.

--
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

"errandgirlcg" wrote in message ...
Also, I tried using the Outlook standard "task" item - sent it to a Yahoo
account and the forwarded task arrived as an "untitled attachment". When I
attempted to open it it had only this inside "This attachment is a MAPI 1.0
embedded message and is not supported by this mail system."



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Old April 4th 07, 09:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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Default custom form arriving as winmail.dat

As I understand it, the status report is not intended to be an exact duplicate of the original task item. It just reports status. Also, not being a published form (it's produced on the fly from the original task), it couldn't show any custom fields even if it did contain that information.

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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

"errandgirlcg" wrote in message ...
Actually, tried sending a task status report (tools/send status) and this is
a great solution for me WITH the addition of a few custom fields. I added a
custom field to the standard task form, published, and then tried to send a
status report... unfortunately the new custom field doesn't show up. How do
I make the new custom field show up in the task status report? This isn't
because the recipient isn't using Outlook... it just doesn't show up when MY
Outlook creates the status report.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Again, a task item is specific to Outlook. A mail program other than Outlook can do nothing with it.

"errandgirlcg" wrote in message ...
Also, I tried using the Outlook standard "task" item - sent it to a Yahoo
account and the forwarded task arrived as an "untitled attachment". When I
attempted to open it it had only this inside "This attachment is a MAPI 1.0
embedded message and is not supported by this mail system."



 




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