Installation problems - custom form doesn't follow the data

[Kristian]

Hi,

I've made a custom form for company contacts.
I've imported the contacts from a database to my
desktop machine's Outlook where they now use the custom
form. Now I want to port the contacts to a laptop and
bring it to my client to import it in a public folder.
However, exporting the info to a pst and then
importing it on the next computer seems to 'make
something'.
Although I install the custom form on the laptop
- and new contacts in that folder indeed use the custom
form - the imported contacts open in IPM.Contact!
I've tried to import the whole pst, only the folder with
contacts after first having created a folder with the
same name and setting its default form to the new...
I'm out ideas!
Any advice, anyone?
TiA,
Kristian

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

Import or export doesn't support custom forms or fields. You would
have to use code to do the export. You also might have to change the
message class of the items in the target mail store to your custom
message class after you publish the form there.

See the discussions and links at
http://www.slipstick.com/dev/forms.htm for more information about
this.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

Another alternative -- if you copy the items to a new folder in another PST file, instead of exporting, they should retain their connection to a published form.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Kristian Karre]

Yes,
But how do I get this pst to another PC unless exporting + importing?

I'm guessing I'm gonna have to do it by code, pity it can't be
"preparde", the customer's using an old laptop
and it's sloooooow...

Thanks anyway!
kk

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

Just open the PST with File | Open in Outlook. You can then copy/move items to the new folder.

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--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Kristian Karre]

Actually, I tried File, Open as well - didn't bring the custom form.
Solved the problem through code, but if
there is a simpler way one would like to know what I didwrong...?
Kristian


Sue wrote:

Just open the PST with File | Open in Outlook. You can then copy/move
items to the new folder.

The newsgroup interface at Developersdex (http://www.developersdex.com)
does not automatically quote the text of the original message when you
post a reply. Please take the time to quote the original message
manually so that people reading your current response can understand
what you're talking about. Otherwise, you may not receive the answer
you're looking for.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

I'm not sure you said where the custom form is published. That could make a difference.