Re: outlook as workflow process

Henry_at_Koplien.de
Date: 04/06/04 

Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 06:22:15 GMT

In <OQvraN1GEHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
wrote:
> You must be using a pretty old version of Outlook, since this was fixed
> quite a while back. You should be able to avoid one-offing if you use
frames
> and disable/enable them instead of the data controls.
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of
> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "Jennifer" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E64AC6A4-1156-4090-9833-BB8DBABEBD67@microsoft.com...
> > I am trying to develop a workflow process using outlook custom forms
and
> VBScript behind it. The problem is that anytime you want to
programmatically
> mess with the properties of the controls (like enable/disable) it makes
the
> form One-Off so it does not run the code the second time it is opened
down
> the chain of recipients.
> >
> > I have these forms published in our organizational forms library, but
i
> need to be able to control what buttons the user can and cant push. Is
this
> just outside the scope of outlook programming? Or are there ways around
> this?
> >
> > Thanks for the help,
> > Jennifer
>

Is it possible to protect single switches, boxes, etc. for writing in a
form? At least this is not possible, or I haven't seen it, with Outlook
2003 in conjunction with the Workflow-Designer, which is only available
from 2000. (The one you can get fro free von MS)

Henry 

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