Hi,

Recently, I have discovered and made use of the ability to create
custom templates for entries into public folders. At our
organization, we use them solely as calendars to illustrate to staff
that, for example, John has a meeting at 10:00a, Sally is out of the
office, etc. However, I would like to have the data entered into my
custom forms displayed on the calendar. For example, by default, when
data is entered into the "Subject" of the public folder, the
information is displayed on the calendar for viewing. However, none
of my custom fields will show this data as the "Subject" field does.
Is there any way to do this with custom templates?


Thank you.

You could use code behind the form to append the data from your custom fields to the Subject or Location property. Those are the only text properties that show data in day/week/month views.

--
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

"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Recently, I have discovered and made use of the ability to create
custom templates for entries into public folders. At our
organization, we use them solely as calendars to illustrate to staff
that, for example, John has a meeting at 10:00a, Sally is out of the
office, etc. However, I would like to have the data entered into my
custom forms displayed on the calendar. For example, by default, when
data is entered into the "Subject" of the public folder, the
information is displayed on the calendar for viewing. However, none
of my custom fields will show this data as the "Subject" field does.
Is there any way to do this with custom templates?


Thank you.

Thank you for your help. I understand what you mean, but am unsure of the
method of doing so. Can you please explain?

Thanks,
Scott



"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You could use code behind the form to append the data from your custom fields to the Subject or Location property. Those are the only text properties that show data in day/week/month views.

--
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

"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Recently, I have discovered and made use of the ability to create
custom templates for entries into public folders. At our
organization, we use them solely as calendars to illustrate to staff
that, for example, John has a meeting at 10:00a, Sally is out of the
office, etc. However, I would like to have the data entered into my
custom forms displayed on the calendar. For example, by default, when
data is entered into the "Subject" of the public folder, the
information is displayed on the calendar for viewing. However, none
of my custom fields will show this data as the "Subject" field does.
Is there any way to do this with custom templates?


Thank you.

At its simplest, it would be something like this:

Function Item_Write()
Item.Subject = Item.Subject & " - " & Item.UserProperties("Your_Property")
End Function

although realistically, you'd probably want to do a little more text parsing to handle the case where an item is being saved multiple times.
--
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

"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Thank you for your help. I understand what you mean, but am unsure of the
method of doing so. Can you please explain?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You could use code behind the form to append the data from your custom fields to the Subject or Location property. Those are the only text properties that show data in day/week/month views.


"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Recently, I have discovered and made use of the ability to create
custom templates for entries into public folders. At our
organization, we use them solely as calendars to illustrate to staff
that, for example, John has a meeting at 10:00a, Sally is out of the
office, etc. However, I would like to have the data entered into my
custom forms displayed on the calendar. For example, by default, when
data is entered into the "Subject" of the public folder, the
information is displayed on the calendar for viewing. However, none
of my custom fields will show this data as the "Subject" field does.
Is there any way to do this with custom templates?


Thank you.

I hope I don't sound too oblivious, but where do I place the code or access
the location to do so?

Thanks again.



"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

At its simplest, it would be something like this:

Function Item_Write()
Item.Subject = Item.Subject & " - " & Item.UserProperties("Your_Property")
End Function

although realistically, you'd probably want to do a little more text parsing to handle the case where an item is being saved multiple times.
--
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

"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Thank you for your help. I understand what you mean, but am unsure of the
method of doing so. Can you please explain?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You could use code behind the form to append the data from your custom fields to the Subject or Location property. Those are the only text properties that show data in day/week/month views.


"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Recently, I have discovered and made use of the ability to create
custom templates for entries into public folders. At our
organization, we use them solely as calendars to illustrate to staff
that, for example, John has a meeting at 10:00a, Sally is out of the
office, etc. However, I would like to have the data entered into my
custom forms displayed on the calendar. For example, by default, when
data is entered into the "Subject" of the public folder, the
information is displayed on the calendar for viewing. However, none
of my custom fields will show this data as the "Subject" field does.
Is there any way to do this with custom templates?


Thank you.

Click the View Code button on the toolbar.

--
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

"Scott07" wrote in message ...
I hope I don't sound too oblivious, but where do I place the code or access
the location to do so?

Thanks again.



"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

At its simplest, it would be something like this:

Function Item_Write()
Item.Subject = Item.Subject & " - " & Item.UserProperties("Your_Property")
End Function

although realistically, you'd probably want to do a little more text parsing to handle the case where an item is being saved multiple times.


"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Thank you for your help. I understand what you mean, but am unsure of the
method of doing so. Can you please explain?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You could use code behind the form to append the data from your custom fields to the Subject or Location property. Those are the only text properties that show data in day/week/month views.


"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Recently, I have discovered and made use of the ability to create
custom templates for entries into public folders. At our
organization, we use them solely as calendars to illustrate to staff
that, for example, John has a meeting at 10:00a, Sally is out of the
office, etc. However, I would like to have the data entered into my
custom forms displayed on the calendar. For example, by default, when
data is entered into the "Subject" of the public folder, the
information is displayed on the calendar for viewing. However, none
of my custom fields will show this data as the "Subject" field does.
Is there any way to do this with custom templates?

Thanks. I got there, but I must not be doing something correctly.
Initially, I was thinking that I could create multiple "Subject" fields to
display the data and rename them appropriately, but it seems that they're
tied together. For example, if I enter test into one of the "Subject"
fields, all of them display "Test." Any other ideas to have multiple fields
display on the public folder?

Thank you.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Click the View Code button on the toolbar.

--
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

"Scott07" wrote in message ...
I hope I don't sound too oblivious, but where do I place the code or access
the location to do so?

Thanks again.



"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

At its simplest, it would be something like this:

Function Item_Write()
Item.Subject = Item.Subject & " - " & Item.UserProperties("Your_Property")
End Function

although realistically, you'd probably want to do a little more text parsing to handle the case where an item is being saved multiple times.


"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Thank you for your help. I understand what you mean, but am unsure of the
method of doing so. Can you please explain?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You could use code behind the form to append the data from your custom fields to the Subject or Location property. Those are the only text properties that show data in day/week/month views.


"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Recently, I have discovered and made use of the ability to create
custom templates for entries into public folders. At our
organization, we use them solely as calendars to illustrate to staff
that, for example, John has a meeting at 10:00a, Sally is out of the
office, etc. However, I would like to have the data entered into my
custom forms displayed on the calendar. For example, by default, when
data is entered into the "Subject" of the public folder, the
information is displayed on the calendar for viewing. However, none
of my custom fields will show this data as the "Subject" field does.
Is there any way to do this with custom templates?

Hi, Sue,

So I've done a bit of research to better understand what you're talking
about below, but am still slightly confused. As an example, I have 3 text
boxes that I want displayed on the calendar. Each of the fields I've created
in my form are text boxes and they're named textbox1, textbox2, and textbox3.
How would I go about implementing your code below to satisfy my needs?

Thanks again.

-Scott

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

At its simplest, it would be something like this:

Function Item_Write()
Item.Subject = Item.Subject & " - " & Item.UserProperties("Your_Property")
End Function

although realistically, you'd probably want to do a little more text parsing to handle the case where an item is being saved multiple times.
--
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

"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Thank you for your help. I understand what you mean, but am unsure of the
method of doing so. Can you please explain?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You could use code behind the form to append the data from your custom fields to the Subject or Location property. Those are the only text properties that show data in day/week/month views.


"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Recently, I have discovered and made use of the ability to create
custom templates for entries into public folders. At our
organization, we use them solely as calendars to illustrate to staff
that, for example, John has a meeting at 10:00a, Sally is out of the
office, etc. However, I would like to have the data entered into my
custom forms displayed on the calendar. For example, by default, when
data is entered into the "Subject" of the public folder, the
information is displayed on the calendar for viewing. However, none
of my custom fields will show this data as the "Subject" field does.
Is there any way to do this with custom templates?


Thank you.

The first step is to specify whether these are unbound text boxes or whether they are bound to Outlook custom properties. That will determine the syntax you need to use, as discussed at http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?ID=38

--
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

"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Hi, Sue,

So I've done a bit of research to better understand what you're talking
about below, but am still slightly confused. As an example, I have 3 text
boxes that I want displayed on the calendar. Each of the fields I've created
in my form are text boxes and they're named textbox1, textbox2, and textbox3.
How would I go about implementing your code below to satisfy my needs?

Thanks again.

-Scott

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

At its simplest, it would be something like this:

Function Item_Write()
Item.Subject = Item.Subject & " - " & Item.UserProperties("Your_Property")
End Function

although realistically, you'd probably want to do a little more text parsing to handle the case where an item is being saved multiple times.
--
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

"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Thank you for your help. I understand what you mean, but am unsure of the
method of doing so. Can you please explain?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You could use code behind the form to append the data from your custom fields to the Subject or Location property. Those are the only text properties that show data in day/week/month views.


"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Recently, I have discovered and made use of the ability to create
custom templates for entries into public folders. At our
organization, we use them solely as calendars to illustrate to staff
that, for example, John has a meeting at 10:00a, Sally is out of the
office, etc. However, I would like to have the data entered into my
custom forms displayed on the calendar. For example, by default, when
data is entered into the "Subject" of the public folder, the
information is displayed on the calendar for viewing. However, none
of my custom fields will show this data as the "Subject" field does.
Is there any way to do this with custom templates?


Thank you.

I would assume that these are unbound text boxes, as they are not dependent
upon any Outlook properties. Although would their origin as "Subject" fields
make them bound text boxes?

Based upon your determination of whether they are bound or unbound, should
my code look like this for 3 text boxes?

Function Item_Write()
Item.Subject = Item.Subject & " - " & Item.UserProperties("textbox1")
Item.Subject = Item.Subject & " - " & Item.UserProperties("textbox2")
Item.Subject = Item.Subject & " - " & Item.UserProperties("textbox3")
End Function

Thanks so much for your help, once again!


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

The first step is to specify whether these are unbound text boxes or whether they are bound to Outlook custom properties. That will determine the syntax you need to use, as discussed at http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?ID=38

--
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

"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Hi, Sue,

So I've done a bit of research to better understand what you're talking
about below, but am still slightly confused. As an example, I have 3 text
boxes that I want displayed on the calendar. Each of the fields I've created
in my form are text boxes and they're named textbox1, textbox2, and textbox3.
How would I go about implementing your code below to satisfy my needs?

Thanks again.

-Scott

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

At its simplest, it would be something like this:

Function Item_Write()
Item.Subject = Item.Subject & " - " & Item.UserProperties("Your_Property")
End Function

although realistically, you'd probably want to do a little more text parsing to handle the case where an item is being saved multiple times.
--
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

"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Thank you for your help. I understand what you mean, but am unsure of the
method of doing so. Can you please explain?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You could use code behind the form to append the data from your custom fields to the Subject or Location property. Those are the only text properties that show data in day/week/month views.


"Scott07" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Recently, I have discovered and made use of the ability to create
custom templates for entries into public folders. At our
organization, we use them solely as calendars to illustrate to staff
that, for example, John has a meeting at 10:00a, Sally is out of the
office, etc. However, I would like to have the data entered into my
custom forms displayed on the calendar. For example, by default, when
data is entered into the "Subject" of the public folder, the
information is displayed on the calendar for viewing. However, none
of my custom fields will show this data as the "Subject" field does.
Is there any way to do this with custom templates?


Thank you.