Re: Grid on Contacts Form

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From: Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] (suemvp_at_outlookcode.com)
Date: 06/14/04 

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:33:25 -0400

1) Only if you want to have to distribute the installation program to every
user.

2) You can create a proper setup program with VB6.

3) A flex grid is probably as good as any solution.

4) Because you didn't provide anywhere for Outlook to save the data.
Remember that an ActiveX control itself doesn't store any data. See
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/spreadsheetcontrol.htm 

-- 
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
     Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
     Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
     http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
"Michelle Key" <MichelleKey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FF647B66-5635-4364-BACD-C243D1185811@microsoft.com...
> I'm developing a custom Contact form in OL '03.  I have added a tab for
"notes" and would like a grid with three fields: a "created date" field with
a default value of the system date, a "user" field with the default value of
the logged on user, and a notes field with a memo-sized property.  I want it
to look like the table view on the "All fields tab" of a contact.
>
> I tried to add a MS FlexGrid 6.0 control, but when I try to add it to the
form, I get the message that "the control couldn't be created because it's
not properly licensed." (All of my MS products are fully licensed and
activated with an MSDN license).
>
> I tried inserting an Excel spread*** object.  It is inserted, but when I
type in a cell, save and close the contact, and then open it back up again,
whatever I typed wasn't saved.
>
> My question is multi-part:
>
> 1)  do I want to use a FlexGrid control?  Since I couldn't add it, I
couldn't play with it to see if it had the properties I need.
>
> 2) if I do want to use a FlexGrid control, how do I go about "properly
licensing" it so I can use it?  Is it only in a developer's pack?  Does it
not belong in the OL standard class of controls?
>
> 3) if I don't want a FlexGrid control, what do I want?
>
> 4) just out of curiousity, why won't it save the info I type into the
Excel object - does it need to be bound to a specific spread*** saved on a
drive somewhere?  If so, will it show notes for all contacts on one
spread***?
>
> Thanks in advance for the help!!
>
> -- 
> Michelle Key
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