PC Forms: Err Msg: "Invalid Message" When Reading an E-Form

ID: Q121316


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer, version 1.0, used with:
    • Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 3.0, 3.2


SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following error message when you try to read an e-form message created with Microsoft Mail Electronic Forms Designer:

Invalid Message


CAUSE

This error can occur if the e-form message class declaration is incorrectly defined in the [Custom Messages] section of the MSMAIL.INI file.


RESOLUTION

For e-form messages to perform correctly, there must be a space between the <COMMAND> and <MESSAGEID> commands in the message class declaration. If the space is missing, the above error will occur when the e-form is read. The following is a correct example:


   IPM.Microsoft.MEFPhone=3.0;;Telephone
   Note;;C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MEFLIB.DLL;<MC:IPM.Microsoft.MEFPhone>C:\VB\EF
   MS\PROJECTS\PHONE\MEFPHONE.EXE -MSG <COMMAND> <MESSAGEID>;
   1111111000000000;Microsoft Sample Telephone Note;;; 

Additional query words: 1.00 eforms

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Version : WINDOWS:1.0,3.0,3.2
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: November 9, 1999
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