XCLN: Err Msg: The Item Could not be Opened. Type Mismatch

 Last reviewed: October 31, 1997
Article ID: Q163590
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 95 client, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 95 client, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you push a compose Window Entry field to a read Window Label field, which has the same reference name but uses a data type of Date or Time, for a Form created with Microsoft Exchange Forms Designer (EFD), the following error can appear when you attempt to open the item: 

   The item could not be opened. Type mismatch.
When prompted to save the changes, the item will not be saved and the following error is displayed. 

   The item could not be saved. Invalid procedure call.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange, versions 4.0 and 5.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbbug5.00 XCLN buglist
Version : 4.0 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: October 31, 1997
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