Forms v Templates

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Denise

I am creating my own forms in Outlook and wondered if
anyone could tell me the definitive benefits of saving as
an Outlook Template (oft) over a form (frm). They are
both accessible in the same place.

Does anyone have any thoughts to help me? I am a end-
user trainer and would like this knowledge to feed back
to delegates should the question come up.

Thanks!
 
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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

..oft files can be run by double-clicking them. .frm files have to be
installed first and then are run as published forms -- see
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/launchform.htm.

..oft files don't run code. Published forms do.

What are you using them for? That might make a difference.
 
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Ben van der Meer [NL]

Sue Mosher said:
..oft files can be run by double-clicking them. .frm files have to be
installed first and then are run as published forms -- see
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/launchform.htm.

..oft files don't run code. Published forms do.

What are you using them for? That might make a difference.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
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Ben van der Meer [NL]

Just ordered your book. just began programming forms in Outlook
(98/2000/2002/2003). I go to a new employer next month and want this form to
be ready. Can you tell me (cause the book will arrive to late) how I can get
textfiles or the boxes which you can select in the read page. I fill in my
choices in the compose page when running the form, but in the read page I
only see them, but there is nothing in it. Maybe I can sent my design and you
can take a look at it to help me just for a start. I hope so, cause at the
moment I really got stuck.

thanx.
 
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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

The controls on the read layout must be bound to the same fields (on the
Value tab of the control's Properties dialog) as the controls on the compose
layout.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
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