Organization forms

[IT3 Coleman]

I'm trying to publish a custom form to the Organization
forms folder. So that the users don't get that annoying
Enable/Disable Macros error message from the code on the
form. However I can't publish to this folder. According
to the Exchange server I get the error message

"The object cannot be found in the directory. This may be
because replication has not completed.

Microsoft Exchange Directory
ID no: c1010aae"

I have looked through all the articles I could find on the
website here and I was not able to find a fix for this
problem.

As far as our site set up we have two exchange servers
that are replicating with each other fine for every other
folder (including another form folder I set up as a
temporary)

Any help you have would be much appreciated

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Did the administrator set up the Organizational Forms library and set it to
replicate and give you permission to create items in it? See
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/formpub.htm#orgforms

 

[IT3 Travis Coleman]

The Organizational forms library was put in place when
exchange was installed. I am the administrator. and I
can't set permissions on it because I can't access it. I
get the error message described previously whenever I
try. I also cannot force the folder to replicate.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You don't administer permissions on that folder with Outlook but with the
Exchange System Manager tool. If you also can't get it to replicate, you
have to wonder whether it was set up correctly. If it's not currently in
use, you might want to consider removing and recreating it.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[IT3 Travis Coleman]

I'm almost positive it wasn't set up correctly.
Unfortunately it was set up before I got to this command
and the only way I can see to fix it is to completely
uninstall exchange and redo it which is of course
unacceptable. Again I cannot remove it because I cannot
access it in anyway. I have used forms administrator in
Exchange system manager and it says the object cannot be
loaded. Is there a way to either A. Force the exchange to
delete it so I can recreate it or B. Force the exchange to
replicate the folder to make it accessible?

Thank you for your help

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

To delete the Exchange 2000/2003 Organization Forms library, in the Exchange
System Manager program, under Folders, right-click Public Folders, and
choose Show System Folders. You should then be able to select the EFORMS
REGISTRY\Organization Forms folder and delete it.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[IT3 Travis Coleman]

We are running Exchange 5.5 And not only that I have
tried to delete the form. It's similar to trying to
delete a file that has already been deleted but is still
in the TOC.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

If you're using Exchange 5.5, then you'd use the Exchange Administrator
program. Unfortunately, I don't have a copy running here, so I can't walk
you through exact steps. (You might ask in the
microsoft.public.exchange.admin group.) IIRC, though, you can access the
folder once you display system folders (i.e. not through Forms
Administrator).

These articles might also be useful:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=152958
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=175129

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers