I have a requirement for a one-step approval procedure which can be
handily addressed by tweaking an old Outlook forms application,
provided I can work with the Contributor permission (to deny read
access to a Post public folder).

The problem here is that I cannot publish the custom form to be used
to post to this folder in the Organizational forms Library. My
understanding is that without this, the Contributor permission will
not work, since the user with this permission cannot Read the folder
(and consequently cannot launch the form associated with the folder).

I was thinking that maybe we can work around this probem on the
following lines:
1. Publish the same form to a superior folder where user does have
Read permission, so he can launch the form.
2. In the Item_Write event, somehow redirect the form to be posted to
the desired public folder.

I anticipate the following problems / issues might arise:
- I do not know if Outlook 2003 considers forms with the same name
published to two different public folders as identical?
- Not sure how to "redirect" the post: do I change the CurrentFolder
in the code?

Would appreciate tips on this, since I am sure many would have faced
the same issue (no access to the Org. Forms Lib, and requirement to
post only without also allowing browsing of others' posts).

--
Sriram

If you use a message form, instead of a post form, you should be able to mail it to the folder. Publishing it to two public folders should be OK.

--
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

"sriramna" wrote in message ps.com...
I have a requirement for a one-step approval procedure which can be
handily addressed by tweaking an old Outlook forms application,
provided I can work with the Contributor permission (to deny read
access to a Post public folder).

The problem here is that I cannot publish the custom form to be used
to post to this folder in the Organizational forms Library. My
understanding is that without this, the Contributor permission will
not work, since the user with this permission cannot Read the folder
(and consequently cannot launch the form associated with the folder).

I was thinking that maybe we can work around this probem on the
following lines:
1. Publish the same form to a superior folder where user does have
Read permission, so he can launch the form.
2. In the Item_Write event, somehow redirect the form to be posted to
the desired public folder.

I anticipate the following problems / issues might arise:
- I do not know if Outlook 2003 considers forms with the same name
published to two different public folders as identical?
- Not sure how to "redirect" the post: do I change the CurrentFolder
in the code?

Would appreciate tips on this, since I am sure many would have faced
the same issue (no access to the Org. Forms Lib, and requirement to
post only without also allowing browsing of others' posts).

--
Sriram