OL2000: PossibleValues Property Creates One-Off Form

• Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

You use the PossibleValues property in the Outlook object model to populate a list box or combo box, and the form definition becomes stored within the item.

RESOLUTION

Use one of the following methods to work around the problem:

• Use a different approach to populate the control.


For additional information about how to populate a list box or combo box, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q232341 OL2000: How to Populate a List Box or Combo Box

• Programmatically reset the message class of the item so that it will continue to use the published form.


For additional information about one-off forms and how to avoid them, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q207896 OL2000: Working with Form Definitions and One-Off Forms

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem did not occur in earlier versions of Microsoft Outlook.

REFERENCES

For additional information about available resources and answers to commonly asked questions about Microsoft Outlook 2000 solutions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q146636 OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Additional query words: OutSol OutSol2000 vbscript

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug