CONTACTS -> UserDefined Field Access

Hi everyone,

I can connect to outlook, open the local folders and access the users
contacts.

When I get to the contact ITEM level, I can read CompanyName, FullName, and
many predefined fields.

How can one access the User Defined fields?

Thanks,
Jim ô¿ô

UserProperties -- see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/propsyntax.htm

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Jim Frankland" <PRIVATEjfrankland@PRIVATEacoffice.comPRIVATE> wrote in
message news:eOqpmfmeEHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I can connect to outlook, open the local folders and access the users
> contacts.
>
> When I get to the contact ITEM level, I can read CompanyName, FullName,
and
> many predefined fields.
>
> How can one access the User Defined fields?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim ô¿ô
>
>

Awesome Sue! :-)
You just sold another book!!

One more if I may;
So this guy doesn't have to go to the ALL FIELDS tab all the time...

How do I change the DEFAULT contact FORM so EVERY contact uses it?

I used the form designer and it changes that ONE contact.
I found information on using Forms Administrator utility, so I downloaded
"Formsadmin.exe", the only option I see is "Contact (IPM.Contact)" but it
doesn't seem to like the newly saved Contact.oft file I created.

Thanks Again,
Jim ô¿ô



"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp@outlookcode.com> wrote in message
news:%23jN3VqmeEHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> UserProperties -- see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/propsyntax.htm
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of
> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "Jim Frankland" <PRIVATEjfrankland@PRIVATEacoffice.comPRIVATE> wrote in
> message news:eOqpmfmeEHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I can connect to outlook, open the local folders and access the users
> > contacts.
> >
> > When I get to the contact ITEM level, I can read CompanyName, FullName,
> and
> > many predefined fields.
> >
> > How can one access the User Defined fields?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim ô¿ô
> >
> >
>
>

If you have Outlook 2000 or later, you can make a registry change to
substitute your custom form for the default form. See
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/newdef...m#changedefault . Note that
you have to publish the form first.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Jim Frankland" <PRIVATEjfrankland@PRIVATEacoffice.comPRIVATE> wrote in
message news:%23jvwB1meEHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Awesome Sue! :-)
> You just sold another book!!
>
> One more if I may;
> So this guy doesn't have to go to the ALL FIELDS tab all the time...
>
> How do I change the DEFAULT contact FORM so EVERY contact uses it?
>
> I used the form designer and it changes that ONE contact.
> I found information on using Forms Administrator utility, so I downloaded
> "Formsadmin.exe", the only option I see is "Contact (IPM.Contact)" but it
> doesn't seem to like the newly saved Contact.oft file I created.
>

Thanks again Sue!

For anyone else who's lurking here, it is important to note that the Forms
Administrator tool wants the CLASS NAME of the published form. Watch the
bottom of the Publish Form dialog window... "Message class:". Example: A
redesigned CONTACT form will become "IPM.Contact.YourFormName" class. I
also believe it is CASE SENSITIVE.

Jim ô¿ô


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp@outlookcode.com> wrote in message
news:%23s9b7VqeEHA.3412@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> If you have Outlook 2000 or later, you can make a registry change to
> substitute your custom form for the default form. See
> http://www.outlookcode.com/d/newdef...m#changedefault . Note that
> you have to publish the form first.
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of
> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "Jim Frankland" <PRIVATEjfrankland@PRIVATEacoffice.comPRIVATE> wrote in
> message news:%23jvwB1meEHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Awesome Sue! :-)
> > You just sold another book!!
> >
> > One more if I may;
> > So this guy doesn't have to go to the ALL FIELDS tab all the time...
> >
> > How do I change the DEFAULT contact FORM so EVERY contact uses it?
> >
> > I used the form designer and it changes that ONE contact.
> > I found information on using Forms Administrator utility, so I
downloaded
> > "Formsadmin.exe", the only option I see is "Contact (IPM.Contact)" but
it
> > doesn't seem to like the newly saved Contact.oft file I created.
> >
>
>