Re: Form Installation problem

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But exactly how did you create the fields? As the article I suggested explains, there are several methods, and not all of them result in the field definition being in the form itself.

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"James Cassidy" <james.cassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uH0JSgnzFHA.2312@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Yes I did create the fields from within the form using - Design a Form.
> However, I was confident that nothing was amiss because when I was choosing
> fields to create formulas from the drop down list it said "User defined
> fields in inbox". In relation to your article is this another one of
> Outlook interesting quirks?
> Before I restart the design process I am going to install the form on my
> home computer running Outlook 2002 and see if the form works there -just to
> see and satisfy my curiosity as with all things Outlook.
> James
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23bmADi2yFHA.2132@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Did you create the custom fields actually in the form? The most obvious
> methods create them only in the folder, and they don't get put into the item
> until you enter data. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/fields.htm for
> suggested methods.
>
> "James Cassidy" <james.cassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:evddsfyyFHA.2064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I have designed a custom form in Outlook 2002 based on message form; some
> of
>> the fields have specific validation requirements before the message can be
>> sent. I have tested it and it works fine within the work group.
>>
>> I have saved it as a .fdm file and sent it to someone outside the
>> organisation running Outlook 2003 and have got them to install it into
> their
>> personal forms library.
>>
>> I have got them to open through choose form so that it is at least
> installed
>> in the cache. The problem is that they still cannot see the custom form
>> fields when I email the new form. Should I have saved the form definition
>> with the form before I sent the file over or is there some security issue
>> with outlook 2003?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>
>
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