Custom Forms in Outlook Jim <rog_21[ at ]yahoo.com> 1/24/2006 7:04:26 PM I want to create a new custom form for use within my C# outlook add-in. Do I need to create the form myself in Outlook and then somehow distribute with my add-in? How do I go about this process? Thanks so much

Re: Custom Forms in Outlook Jim <rog_21[ at ]yahoo.com> 1/24/2006 11:00:50 PM Also how do I get items to use this form. I really want to create a new folder in outlook and have items in this folder use the new messageclass and new inspector form. Thanks Jim wrote: [Quoted Text] > I want to create a new custom form for use within my C# outlook add-in. > Do I need to create the form myself in Outlook and then somehow > distribute with my add-in? > How do I go about this process? > Thanks so much

Re: Custom Forms in Outlook "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp[ at ]outlookcode.com> 1/25/2006 2:10:58 PM Create the new form with Outlook's form designer, then include code in your project to publish the form using the FormDescription.PublishForm method. (See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/distributeforms.htm) To make a form the default for a folder, use CDO 1.21 (not officially supported in .NET) or Redemption to set the folder's PR_DEF_POST_MSGCLASS (0x36E5001E) and PR_DEF_POST_DISPLAYNAME (0x36E6001E) properties. If you're not familiar with MAPI property tags, see http://www.cdolive.com/cdo10.htm -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "Jim" <rog_21[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ewcaFoTIGHA.2896[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Also how do I get items to use this form. > I really want to create a new folder in outlook and have items in this > folder use the new messageclass and new inspector form. > Thanks > > Jim wrote: >> I want to create a new custom form for use within my C# outlook add-in. >> Do I need to create the form myself in Outlook and then somehow >> distribute with my add-in? >> How do I go about this process? >> Thanks so much

Re: Custom Forms in Outlook "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" <kenslovak[ at ]mvps.org> 1/25/2006 2:36:37 PM See the information at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/forms.htm -- Ken Slovak [MVP - Outlook] http://www.slovaktech.com Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm "Jim" <rog_21[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ewcaFoTIGHA.2896[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Also how do I get items to use this form. > I really want to create a new folder in outlook and have items in this > folder use the new messageclass and new inspector form. > Thanks > > Jim wrote: >> I want to create a new custom form for use within my C# outlook add-in. >> Do I need to create the form myself in Outlook and then somehow >> distribute with my add-in? >> How do I go about this process? >> Thanks so much

Re: Custom Forms in Outlook Jim <rog_21[ at ]yahoo.com> 1/25/2006 2:55:14 PM Thanks Ken, so as I understand it. I can design a form in Outlook, then distribute that with my addin. Then anytime I add a new item I can use that form and publish it. So this will create a new messageclass which I could assign to an object.What if upon starting my add-in I want to create a new folder and have this folder use my form and also have the default form be the form I designed. Also do the messageclasses have to extend from existing. So do I have to have IPM.Contact.MyForm or can I have IPM.MyForm ? Thanks so much. Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook] wrote: [Quoted Text] > See the information at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/forms.htm >

Re: Custom Forms in Outlook "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" <kenslovak[ at ]mvps.org> 1/25/2006 8:53:01 PM You can only add a completely new message class using Extended MAPI and C++ or Delphi, not a task I'd even want to consider. So IPM.Contact.Whatever it is. See the information Sue also posted about publishing a form using code and changing a folder default message class. -- Ken Slovak [MVP - Outlook] http://www.slovaktech.com Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm "Jim" <rog_21[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message news:43D79152.6030301[ at ]yahoo.com... [Quoted Text] > Thanks Ken, so as I understand it. I can design a form in Outlook, then > distribute that with my addin. Then anytime I add a new item I can use > that form and publish it. So this will create a new messageclass which I > could assign to an object.What if upon starting my add-in I want to create > a new folder and have this folder use my form and also have the default > form be the form I designed. Also do the messageclasses have to extend > from existing. So do I have to have IPM.Contact.MyForm or can I have > IPM.MyForm ? > Thanks so much.