Hi All,
I am looking to store my mail in outlook in a word document template
that keeps the from, date, subject and email text (possibly using a
macro). I'm new to this and open to suggestions or pointers in the
right direction. Thanks. Have a great day!

I'm not terribly clear on what you're trying to do. You don't store any data in a template. A template is used to create new Word documents. Maybe you can provide more details, starting with your Outlook versions.

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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

"dave" wrote in message oups.com...
Hi All,
I am looking to store my mail in outlook in a word document template
that keeps the from, date, subject and email text (possibly using a
macro). I'm new to this and open to suggestions or pointers in the
right direction. Thanks. Have a great day!

Sorry. I've never programmed like this before (I do embedded systems, c
some c++). Anyway, what I have is a template for a word document. So I
want to create word documents using this template for each email from
outlook (running windows 2k), where the "from", "subject" and "text
body" data, etc. are needed in word as opposed to the original email.
Hope this helps. Thank you for the response. I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Dave

I assume your template has bookmarks and/or fields to indicate where the Outlook data will go? If so, see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm, specifically the Custom Word Templates and Code section.

--
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

"dave" wrote in message oups.com...
Sorry. I've never programmed like this before (I do embedded systems, c
some c++). Anyway, what I have is a template for a word document. So I
want to create word documents using this template for each email from
outlook (running windows 2k), where the "from", "subject" and "text
body" data, etc. are needed in word as opposed to the original email.
Hope this helps. Thank you for the response. I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Dave

Yes it does. I can write the macro in outlook using the vb editor but
how is the code ported to others who want to use it? Also, is there a
significant difference between 2000/2003 Outlook versions in terms of
the same vb code running in each version? I am doing this for my
girlfriend who has a huge number of emails that are not regarded by her
customer as business correspondence (go figure) but creating the word
documents that contain the information is. Thanks.

Yes it does. I can write the macro in outlook using the vb editor but
how is the code ported to others who want to use it?

There is no supported method other than export/import. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/distributevba.htm

Also, is there a
significant difference between 2000/2003 Outlook versions in terms of
the same vb code running in each version?

Yes, a very significant difference. Outlook 2000 VBA code will be trigger security prompts when you access sender and recipient information for these messages; see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/sec.htm for your options

I am doing this for my
girlfriend who has a huge number of emails that are not regarded by her
customer as business correspondence (go figure) but creating the word
documents that contain the information is. Thanks.


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message ...
I assume your template has bookmarks and/or fields to indicate where the Outlook data will go? If so, see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm, specifically the Custom Word Templates and Code section.

"dave" wrote in message oups.com...
Sorry. I've never programmed like this before (I do embedded systems, c
some c++). Anyway, what I have is a template for a word document. So I
want to create word documents using this template for each email from
outlook (running windows 2k), where the "from", "subject" and "text
body" data, etc. are needed in word as opposed to the original email.
Hope this helps. Thank you for the response. I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Dave

Thanks again. I am reviewing that information now. Have a great day!