Hi,

I want to add to my custom inspector form a combobox that contains values that the user can define. E.g. Project status.

If Outlook were a relational database I would store this values just in it's own table and populate the combobox from there.

How is the best way to achieve this in Outlook??

Best

Tom

Databases, spreadsheets, text files, even Outlook items all can be used to
store such values. You'd use code behind the form to load them when the form
displays and to update the storage source with any new values the user might
have defined. The best approach for specific sceneario depends in part on
the intended scope of the row values. Are they specific to a single item? A
single user? All users?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"escamoteur" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6C13F02E-ED52-4C31-89BA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I want to add to my custom inspector form a combobox that contains values
> that the user can define. E.g. Project status.
>
> If Outlook were a relational database I would store this values just in
> it's own table and populate the combobox from there.
>
> How is the best way to achieve this in Outlook??
>
> Best
>
> Tom

Is this a fixed list or a list that can change?

What version of Outlook?

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"escamoteur" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6C13F02E-ED52-4C31-89BA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I want to add to my custom inspector form a combobox that contains values
> that the user can define. E.g. Project status.
>
> If Outlook were a relational database I would store this values just in
> it's own table and populate the combobox from there.
>
> How is the best way to achieve this in Outlook??
>
> Best
>
> Tom
>

Sorry for not beeing more specific.

It's Outlook 2007 and it will be a single user plugin that should be configurable by the user. I want to have everything stored in
the .pst file if possible.

Think of the list like the Categories of outlook items, only that this categories only belong to my item type. The user should be
able to add and delete categories that he needs.

Best

Tom



"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is this a fixed list or a list that can change?
>
> What version of Outlook?
>
> --
> Ken Slovak
> [MVP - Outlook]
> http://www.slovaktech.com
> Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
> Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
> http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm
>
>
> "escamoteur" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:6C13F02E-ED52-4C31-89BA-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I want to add to my custom inspector form a combobox that contains values that the user can define. E.g. Project status.
>>
>> If Outlook were a relational database I would store this values just in it's own table and populate the combobox from there.
>>
>> How is the best way to achieve this in Outlook??
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Tom
>>
>

OK, if this is only for Outlook 2007 or later then I'd recommend using a
StorageItem for that. A StorageItem is what's know in MAPI circles as a
hidden item, in the Associated Contents table for a folder. You can use a
StorageItem in any folder and it's invisible to the user. It can only be
accessed using code, so users can't mess around with your hidden storage.

Using that you can store the list in the body of the hidden item as a
newline separated list and then just split the body on newlines (carriage
return + line feed) when you want to recover or modify the list.

That way the list will travel with the PST file and should do what you want.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"escamoteur" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sorry for not beeing more specific.
>
> It's Outlook 2007 and it will be a single user plugin that should be
> configurable by the user. I want to have everything stored in the .pst
> file if possible.
>
> Think of the list like the Categories of outlook items, only that this
> categories only belong to my item type. The user should be able to add and
> delete categories that he needs.
>
> Best
>
> Tom

Thanks a lot, that was what I was looking for.
Best
Tom

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> OK, if this is only for Outlook 2007 or later then I'd recommend using a
> StorageItem for that. A StorageItem is what's know in MAPI circles as a
> hidden item, in the Associated Contents table for a folder. You can use a
> StorageItem in any folder and it's invisible to the user. It can only be
> accessed using code, so users can't mess around with your hidden storage.
>
> Using that you can store the list in the body of the hidden item as a
> newline separated list and then just split the body on newlines (carriage
> return + line feed) when you want to recover or modify the list.
>
> That way the list will travel with the PST file and should do what you want.
>
> --
> Ken Slovak
> [MVP - Outlook]
> http://www.slovaktech.com
> Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
> Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
> http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm
>
>
> "escamoteur" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Sorry for not beeing more specific.
>>
>> It's Outlook 2007 and it will be a single user plugin that should be
>> configurable by the user. I want to have everything stored in the .pst
>> file if possible.
>>
>> Think of the list like the Categories of outlook items, only that this
>> categories only belong to my item type. The user should be able to add and
>> delete categories that he needs.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Tom
>