Newbie question on forms

[MGA]

Newbie question:
I have a custom reply form attached to a message. End users are aske
to fill in some basic text values into the reply form and send it t
the manager.

Question:
Do I require VB or VBScript code to capture the values entered by th
user ? I assumed that by filling the fields and hitting Send, thei
data is automatically sent??

Pl advise!
thanks

 

[Hollis Paul [MVP - Outlook]]

You need to be clear on the concepts before you make assumptions. What you
see on the screen when the form is presented are controls. The user fills
out the controls. The input gets moved to fields automatically only if you
bind the controls to fields. So, if you have not bound the controls to
fields, then the user input will not be saved when they click send.

If you have bound the controls to fields, the receiver still may not see the
input value when it is opened. In this case, you should go to the all
fields tab and check to see if the field to which you bound the controls has
the input value displayed there. If it is there on that page, then you need
to include in the form properties the instruction to always send the item
using rtf. I believe there is a check box that you need to click.

Hollis Paul [MVP - Outlook]