How to lauch the Custom Form after changing the Msg Class of a Mai

[Nanda R]

Hi All,

I have designed a Custom form in Outlook 2003 using the Message Class
type 'IPM.Post'.
The custom form has only two controls,

1. A Combo Box and
2. A multiline & read only TextBox

The functionality of the form is,

1. The combo box is filled with the name of the text files of a particular
folder, which is there in the IIS Server.

To achieve this Web Services is used.

2. Whenever a text file is selected in the Combo box, the corresponding
content of the text file is displayed in the

TextBox. This functionality is also achieved using the Web Services.

I have published this form in a folder (called Testing, Message Class
type is 'IPM.Post') created by me. After publishing

my custom form, the Message class comes like this 'IPM.Post.Testing'.

If I run this form I am successfully able to display all the text file names
and their corresponding content.

My Question is....

1. I am sending a testing mail to myself and I have moved that mail to my
folder (called Testing) and I have changed the

Message class of the testing mail to my custom form Message class
'IPM.Post.Testing'.
If I open this mail, will I, able to see my custom form or not??????? (Right
now I am not able to see the custom form)

2. The above functionality is possible or not.

3. If it is possible how to do it, any direction in this regard will be very
helpful.


Thanks in Advance.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Where is the form published?

 

[Nanda R]

Hi Sue,

The form is published in the folder named 'Testing' (I have created it)
of Message Class type 'IPM.Post'.

I am totally new to this Outlook development.

Thanks
Nanda.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

It would have been better if you had created a custom form based on the Message form, i.e. IPM.Note.Testing, instead of IPM.Post.Testing, since you're trying to use it with messages.

 

[Nanda R]

Hi,
As suggested by you, I created a new custom form with Message Class
type 'IPM.Note.Testing' and created a new folder with Message Class type
'IPM.Post' (ie, Mail and Post Items option) and published in this folder.
Still I am not able to see the custom form which I have developed.

Am I missing anything or any other option need to be selected further to
see the custom form.

Thanks
Nanda.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Did you change the MessageClass value of your test message to IPM.Note.Testing? When you designed the form, did you remember to click the Edit Read Page button and create a read layout? Did you publish the form with the "Send form definition with item" box on the (Properties) page unchecked? See http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=61

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54

Hi,
As suggested by you, I created a new custom form with Message Class
type 'IPM.Note.Testing' and created a new folder with Message Class type
'IPM.Post' (ie, Mail and Post Items option) and published in this folder.
Still I am not able to see the custom form which I have developed.

Am I missing anything or any other option need to be selected further to
see the custom form.

 

[Nanda R]

Hi Sue,

Thanks a lot. The TWO things that I have not done is ...

1. Read Layout was not created.
2. "Send form definition with item" box was checked.

Now it is working fine. Once again I thank you for your valuable
suggestion.

Thanks & Regards
Nanda.

 

[Hollis Paul]

Thanks a lot. The TWO things that I have not done is ...

1. Read Layout was not created.

The important thing to remember about this feature is that you do not
need to use a split form. If you go to the forms menu and uncheck the
Separate Read Form option, then your form will not be split and
everything you put into the design layout will show at compose and read
time. You only need to use the separate read form when you want to
hide part of the read-form layout from the readers. And then the trick
to getting the common elements of the layout to autoload from the
compose form to the read form is to design the common elements using
the unsplit format, and then check the Separate Read Form option and
adding the design elements that only exist on one of the forms or the
other.

 

[Hollis Paul]

hide part of the read-form layout from the readers.

Actually, "hide part of the compose-form layout from the readers" is
the correct thing to say. The readers have no option to hide info from
the composers.