Outllook Calendar Cutom Form Issue

[Guest]

Hi all,

I've managed to publish a custom Appointment Form (basically needed a * in
the subject line). It works OK if you click on the New Appointment button
on the toolbar or if you right click and select New Appointment. However,
the problem we are facing is that when you double click on any time in the
calendar it does not bring up the correct form (eg. no * will appear in the
subject line). We have looked at
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/newdefaultform.htm and it's suggestion of:

"In Message folders, if you want a custom post form to appear when you
double-click inside the folder or click the New button while you're in that
folder, you must restrict the forms used in the folder. Go to the Forms page
on the folder's Properties, and choose Only forms listed above."

However, the option section where "Only forms listed above" is greyed out!?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Harj

 

[Craig]

I can't say why the Forms tab is greyed out. I'd check permissions in the
System Manager.

I am assuming that you are using an Exchange server and are talking about a
public folder using a calendar form. On the General tab for the folder do
you have the custom form selected in the "When posting to this folder, use:"
dropdown box?

Public folder scripting can aslo be affected by the setting "Allow script in
Public Folders", which is in Tools-> Options-> Advanced Options

Craig

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Only a folder owner can set the forms properties of the folder.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

I also have a problem with a custom calendar form issue.

We have attempted to create a custom calendar form for an export application
we are creating. We use Tools/Form/Choose Form and select the Appointment
form from the Standard Library as the starting point for our new form. When
it opens we then use Tools/Form/Design This Form to enable the design tool.
However, the grid does not appear on the opened page...only on the hidden
pages. The Field Chooser is also not enabled (grayed out) on the opening
page and is only available on the hidden pages. We want to add a couple of
fields to the opened page and not place it on Pg2.

Is there something we are missing that is keeping us from getting the
ability to design and choose fileds on the opening page?

John E.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

That's normal, expected behavior. Any page with a date/time picker on it cannot be customized. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/appointmentform.htm for other appointment form quirks.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers