custom contact forms in outlook 2003

[martin_cartwright]

I need to create a contact form with fields for at least four separate
viable hyperlinks. If I use multiple "web site" fields, they replicate
one another; if I use multiple "notes" fields the OS produces a warning
message for each field every time you open the contact. Does anyone
have a solution for this, please?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/tips/formhyperlink.htm

FYI, there is a newsgroup specifically for Outlook forms issues "down the hall" at microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms or, via web interface, at http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...spx?dg=microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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

 

[martin_cartwright]

Hi Sue,

Thanks for this. I have posted my query to the newsgroup you
recommended. Unfortunately, the solution you proposed does not quite
address the issue I am up against. I need to insert four blank fields
into which different clickable hyperlinks can be inserted on each card
- they are for on-line information sources relevant to the subject
matter covered by each database entry. The only standard field I can
find that will allow his is "notes", but muliple "notes" fields trigger
muliple error messages that make using such a form impractical.

Martin Cartwright.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The page I suggested explains how to do that with code behind the form.

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

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

 

[martin_cartwright]

Hi Sue,

Thanks for this, but I still think we are at cross puposes here. I
need a solution that enables database users to paste hyperlinks in to
the field - a clickable label is no use.

My version of Outlook does not offer an object called "ContactItem" in
the field chooser. "Contact" is available in several lists, and while
you can create multiple fields using this, and successfully use them to
store e-mail semi-clickable addresses, if you try urls these are a) not
clickable and b) replicate across all fields created using the
pre-programmed "Contact" field, so are nor suitable for storing more
than one link per card.

Martin.

 

[martin_cartwright]

Hi Sue,

Thanks for this, but I still think we are at cross puposes here. I
need a solution that enables database users to paste hyperlinks in to
the field - a clickable label is no use.

My version of Outlook does not offer an object called "ContactItem" in
the field chooser. "Contact" is available in several lists, and while
you can create multiple fields using this, and successfully use them to
store e-mail semi-clickable addresses, if you try urls these are a) not
clickable and b) replicate across all fields created using the
pre-programmed "Contact" field, so are nor suitable for storing more
than one link per card.

Martin.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Thanks for this, but I still think we are at cross puposes here. I

need a solution that enables database users to paste hyperlinks in to
the field - a clickable label is no use.

Then provide a command button that users can click to "execute" the text that they type into the text box.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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