S
sallie
If what I am asking is not possible, that is all I need
to know... and if there is not an immediate answer, if I
could be pointed in a direction where I can find an
answer, that is what I need.
I understand that Outlook does not support custom fields,
and I have been able to get around this by using the
process of copy and paste described in the Jumpstart
book. I have created a few forms that work perfectly
using this technique... but at the same time, a few that
are very frustrating. Every time I think I have found an
answer, a new wrinkle appears. I have created a custom
form, and it uses text fields that cannot be limited to
255 characters. Within the form itself, this is not a
problem, but when the form is returned I move it to a
folder, and the contents of the folder will be exported
or copied into a database. I have been able to copy the
data to Excel or Access, but no matter how I try, the
fields that contain more than 255 characters get
truncated. If I hi-lite the contents of one field and
copy, then paste into one cell in Excel, the data is
intact... but when I select the whole record and copy,
when I paste into Excel, the data is truncated.
Am I missing something, or is this just one of the many
limitations that a custom form has?
to know... and if there is not an immediate answer, if I
could be pointed in a direction where I can find an
answer, that is what I need.
I understand that Outlook does not support custom fields,
and I have been able to get around this by using the
process of copy and paste described in the Jumpstart
book. I have created a few forms that work perfectly
using this technique... but at the same time, a few that
are very frustrating. Every time I think I have found an
answer, a new wrinkle appears. I have created a custom
form, and it uses text fields that cannot be limited to
255 characters. Within the form itself, this is not a
problem, but when the form is returned I move it to a
folder, and the contents of the folder will be exported
or copied into a database. I have been able to copy the
data to Excel or Access, but no matter how I try, the
fields that contain more than 255 characters get
truncated. If I hi-lite the contents of one field and
copy, then paste into one cell in Excel, the data is
intact... but when I select the whole record and copy,
when I paste into Excel, the data is truncated.
Am I missing something, or is this just one of the many
limitations that a custom form has?