Outlook Form Regions
 

All,

I've looked in several places but I have yet to find an answer to my
question. Can I use Outlook Form Regions to share data among Exchange usrs
the same way I can do it with custom forms?

Or are Form Regions to be used with local data only?

My scnario is a separate form region on a calendar appointment item where I
can enter some data and when I send a meeting request, the users in the
receipient list can see the form region and the data. Granted I would have
deployed the AddIn to all usres.

Thanks,

Rafael

Outlook Form Regions
 

Form regions work based on MessageClass. If the custom MessageClass is
preserved, the user has the needed entries in their registry and the
underlying values in the fields in the form region are preserved in user or
named properties and the code in the addin handles those or the controls are
bound the data should be preserved and displayed.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Rafael" wrote in message
...
All,

I've looked in several places but I have yet to find an answer to my
question. Can I use Outlook Form Regions to share data among Exchange
usrs
the same way I can do it with custom forms?

Or are Form Regions to be used with local data only?

My scnario is a separate form region on a calendar appointment item where
I
can enter some data and when I send a meeting request, the users in the
receipient list can see the form region and the data. Granted I would
have
deployed the AddIn to all usres.

Thanks,

Rafael

Outlook Form Regions
 

Ken I think I follow what you're saying below but I've found it impossible to
get this working in a meeting request scenario. I creae the Form Region for
IMP.Appointment and it displays fine but when the user receives the invite,
they do not see any of the data I entered even though they have the same
AddIn with the same Form Region.

Following your logic below, it looks like I need the same form region
attached to the other Calendar type message classes IPM.Appointment.Schedule
Meeting Request, etc.

Any thoughts?

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Form regions work based on MessageClass. If the custom MessageClass is
preserved, the user has the needed entries in their registry and the
underlying values in the fields in the form region are preserved in user or
named properties and the code in the addin handles those or the controls are
bound the data should be preserved and displayed.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Rafael" wrote in message
...
All,

I've looked in several places but I have yet to find an answer to my
question. Can I use Outlook Form Regions to share data among Exchange
usrs
the same way I can do it with custom forms?

Or are Form Regions to be used with local data only?

My scnario is a separate form region on a calendar appointment item where
I
can enter some data and when I send a meeting request, the users in the
receipient list can see the form region and the data. Granted I would
have
deployed the AddIn to all usres.

Thanks,

Rafael

Outlook Form Regions
 

You're dancing with the solution. A meeting request has a different
MessageClass than an Appointment, etc. For your solution to handle all those
different classes you need to register to handle them.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Rafael" wrote in message
...
Ken I think I follow what you're saying below but I've found it impossible
to
get this working in a meeting request scenario. I creae the Form Region
for
IMP.Appointment and it displays fine but when the user receives the
invite,
they do not see any of the data I entered even though they have the same
AddIn with the same Form Region.

Following your logic below, it looks like I need the same form region
attached to the other Calendar type message classes
IPM.Appointment.Schedule
Meeting Request, etc.

Any thoughts?

Outlook Form Regions
 

Dancing perhaps but I have created entries for both IPM.Appointment and
IPM.Meeting.Schedule.Request and still no dice.

A form region for IPM.Note works like a charm however since Outlook does not
change the form.

I guess I am not sure exactly which forms need to be handled to be able to
use Form Regions with meeting requests so I would appreciate any help you can
provide.

Thanks again,

Rafael

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

You're dancing with the solution. A meeting request has a different
MessageClass than an Appointment, etc. For your solution to handle all those
different classes you need to register to handle them.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Rafael" wrote in message
...
Ken I think I follow what you're saying below but I've found it impossible
to
get this working in a meeting request scenario. I creae the Form Region
for
IMP.Appointment and it displays fine but when the user receives the
invite,
they do not see any of the data I entered even though they have the same
AddIn with the same Form Region.

Following your logic below, it looks like I need the same form region
attached to the other Calendar type message classes
IPM.Appointment.Schedule
Meeting Request, etc.

Any thoughts?

Outlook Form Regions
 

What *does* the user see? Blank controls? No region at all?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"Rafael" wrote in message ...
Dancing perhaps but I have created entries for both IPM.Appointment and
IPM.Meeting.Schedule.Request and still no dice.

A form region for IPM.Note works like a charm however since Outlook does not
change the form.

I guess I am not sure exactly which forms need to be handled to be able to
use Form Regions with meeting requests so I would appreciate any help you can
provide.

Thanks again,

Rafael

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

You're dancing with the solution. A meeting request has a different
MessageClass than an Appointment, etc. For your solution to handle all those
different classes you need to register to handle them.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Rafael" wrote in message
...
Ken I think I follow what you're saying below but I've found it impossible
to
get this working in a meeting request scenario. I creae the Form Region
for
IMP.Appointment and it displays fine but when the user receives the
invite,
they do not see any of the data I entered even though they have the same
AddIn with the same Form Region.

Following your logic below, it looks like I need the same form region
attached to the other Calendar type message classes
IPM.Appointment.Schedule
Meeting Request, etc.

Any thoughts?

Outlook Form Regions
 

The Form Region is displayed with blank controls.

The controls are blank on the meeting request as well on my sent items.

Thanks,

Rafael

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

What *does* the user see? Blank controls? No region at all?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"Rafael" wrote in message ...
Dancing perhaps but I have created entries for both IPM.Appointment and
IPM.Meeting.Schedule.Request and still no dice.

A form region for IPM.Note works like a charm however since Outlook does not
change the form.

I guess I am not sure exactly which forms need to be handled to be able to
use Form Regions with meeting requests so I would appreciate any help you can
provide.

Thanks again,

Rafael

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

You're dancing with the solution. A meeting request has a different
MessageClass than an Appointment, etc. For your solution to handle all those
different classes you need to register to handle them.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Rafael" wrote in message
...
Ken I think I follow what you're saying below but I've found it impossible
to
get this working in a meeting request scenario. I creae the Form Region
for
IMP.Appointment and it displays fine but when the user receives the
invite,
they do not see any of the data I entered even though they have the same
AddIn with the same Form Region.

Following your logic below, it looks like I need the same form region
attached to the other Calendar type message classes
IPM.Appointment.Schedule
Meeting Request, etc.

Any thoughts?

Outlook Form Regions
 

Are the form region controls bound to user properties? Are the user
properties being preserved when the item is received?

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Rafael" wrote in message
...
The Form Region is displayed with blank controls.

The controls are blank on the meeting request as well on my sent items.

Thanks,

Rafael

Outlook Form Regions
 

The controls are bound to custom fields I created/user properties. And when
I receive the meeting invite, I am able to type data into the Form Region,
save the calendar Item and exit Outlook. Open Outlook and re-open my
calendar Item and the data I entered remains. This tells me that the user
properties are preserved on the receiving end.

Rafael

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Are the form region controls bound to user properties? Are the user
properties being preserved when the item is received?

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Rafael" wrote in message
...
The Form Region is displayed with blank controls.

The controls are blank on the meeting request as well on my sent items.

Thanks,

Rafael

Outlook Form Regions
 

No, it only tells you that the user properties are there now, not that they
were there and preserved the data that was sent. You need to test those user
properties without adding any new data to them.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Rafael" wrote in message
...
The controls are bound to custom fields I created/user properties. And
when
I receive the meeting invite, I am able to type data into the Form Region,
save the calendar Item and exit Outlook. Open Outlook and re-open my
calendar Item and the data I entered remains. This tells me that the user
properties are preserved on the receiving end.

Rafael