Sue (or anyone else) may offer a better and/or more complete answer but from
where I sit -
#1) The form should be published to the Exch Org Forms library
#2) If you do not want to go to each person's computer - then the Exch admin
will need to access each individual's contact folder to change the "Default
Msg Class" for the folder to the new custom form name. Not aware of anything
off hand that allows changing this programmatically and/or in bulk since the
folder DefaultMsgClass property is read-only.
#3) The real problem (and time consuming effort) is going to be accessing
all
the user's contact folders to change the existing contacts since DocMsgClass
(as does the current equivalent CG Toolkit MsgClass function for that
matter)
requires that the target contact folder appear in an Outlook profile (I
believe I'm
correct on that) which would mean adding each user to a profile and then
processing the contact folder. That could take a while with 800 users and
would
be a tedious process but may still be easier/faster than going to each
user's
workstation.
Karl
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Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - QuickPort/DataPort/Exporter/Toolkit/Duplicate Contact Mgr
"Contact import/export/data management tools for Outlook '2000/2010"
http://www.contactgenie.com
"ed" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your great help.
sorry about that I did not state my questions clearly.
Yes. my question is:
"(a) how do I change multiple user contact folders to use a new
message class for both new and existing contacts in each user's contact
folder without going to each user's computer?"
We are using exchange2003/outlook2003/outlook2007.
we need to change users's oulook default contact folder. Which form
library
should I publish to and every user's default contacts folder to use the
new
customized folder?
Thank you and thank you. (we have around 800 users )
"Karl Timmermans" wrote:
What exactly is/are your question(s)? Not clear what you mean by "user"
in all cases within your question.
#1 - If it is purely on how to change existing contacts to use a new
message
class - then DocMsgClass is definitely all you will need to change all
contacts in any given contact folder (ContactGenie Toolkit also includes
a
similar free message class change function)
#2 - Or is your question:
"(a) how do I change multiple user contact folders
(b) to use a new message class for both new and existing contacts in
each user's contact folder OR ...
(c) have all users use the same custom form for a public contact
folder
(d) without going to each user's computer?"
If any part of it relates to item #2 - are you using Exchange?
Karl
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Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - QuickPort/DataPort/Exporter/Toolkit/Duplicate Contact Mgr
"Contact import/export/data management tools for Outlook '2000/2010"
http://www.contactgenie.com
"ed" wrote in message
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Hi all,
We create the new contact form and we want users to use te customized
contact form for old existing and new contact.
I found this http://www.plustech.co.uk/Products/docmsgclass.html
to modify each indiviual user.
Are there a way to change all users to use the new customized form for
old
existing form?
thank you!
.