I'll email you a Christmas card which automatically plays an attached wave
file. I thought maybe you could do something similar with an .oft template.
Is there any way to create shared company Outlook folders and contacts on a
file server without having to use Exchange server?
Do you know of any sample Outlook forms (or 3rd party small business forms)
for creating in-house work orders, purchase orders, invoices, sales quotes,
help desk which can all be linked into a shared .pst, .xls or .mdb file?
Something I could start with and customize!
Thanks for the Outlook code link, there is a lot of good information there!
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> No, you can't make any code run automatically on the customer end, including
> code to run an attachment. Think how dangerous that would be!
>
> As for linking to a database, that would require either a separate
> application or code behind the custom form (which won't run if you're
> including the form definition in the item). See
> http://www.outlookcode.com/d/database.htm and
> http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customimport.htm
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of
> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "James Alexander" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:36A3A88E-8948-4875-A118-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I was hoping to stream line the process on my end as well. Is there any way
> > to attach an .oft template to a custom form which gets opened
> > automatically
> > on the customer end? Is there any way to link form data fields to a
> > database
> > or excel spread sheet?
> >
> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> That will work only if the recipient has access to the IPM.Note.Reply to
> >> ESG
> >> form, which is highly unlikely if they're outside3 your organization.
> >>
> >> An alternative approach would be to send the customers an .oft template
> >> file
> >> as an attachment, with instructions to run it, fill in the information,
> >> and
> >> send it back.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> >> Author of
> >> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> >> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> >> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
> >>
> >>
> >> "James Alexander" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> message news:F3EB0ACD-58C1-4D89-A56D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > I've disabled the standard reply since it just sends back a blank
> >> > message
> >> > and
> >> > I don't get the customer form data back. I've created a new reply
> >> > (Reply
> >> > to
> >> > ESG) where I've tried several things. I've had the action create one of
> >> > the
> >> > same custom forms and I've had it create a different custom (hidden)
> >> > form.
> >> > The result is the same for both cases.
> >> >
> >> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On the (Actions) page of the custom form, is a custom form set for the
> >> >> Reply
> >> >> action ?
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "James Alexander" <James (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> >> message news:851135CC-2B0A-4905-9A83-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> > I'm trying to send a custom customer request form from 2003 to a
> >> >> > 2000
> >> >> > client
> >> >> > (with definition attached) but when replying the 2000 client says
> >> >> > "the
> >> >> > form
> >> >> > you selected could not be displayed".
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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