Adding "Entry Type" to custom Journal Form

[Geremy Havanec via OfficeKB.com]

Hello All,

Been beating my head against the wall on this one. I have "customized" a
journal form by not displaying page 1 and recreating the needed fields,
however I am unable to make the dropdown for "entry type" field to work...
I am not talking about a reg hack to modify the "values" of the default
types, just have that field displayed as a dropdown like it is on page 1
(if i were to display it).

By default it puts the default from page one (Phone Call) and does not
allow you to change it.

I have tried using the field chooser as well as manually just adding a
combo box and binding it to the "Entry Type" journal field to no avail.

I still don't understand,why you can't copy and paste the field from page
one, but that would require you to be able to EDIT page 1...

ugh, need help ASAP

Thanks
-GW
ghavanec[AT]neo-pet[DOT]com

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Entry Type is a somewhat complex field, because it depends on the registry values that define valid journal entry types. What you may have to do is add an unbound combo box to the form, populate it with the valid journal entry type names from the registry, set an initial selection (and an initial value for the Entry Type field), and use the combo box's Click event to change the Entry Type as the user works with that control.

 

[Geremy Havanec via OfficeKB.com]

Kind of the path I have tried to take, I am having problems binding the
"Click" to do anything.


Thanks
-gw

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The combo box itself must not be bound to an Outlook property. Under those circumstances, its Click event will run whatever code you want it to.