WebPage/FileAs fields on custom contacts form

[Wolfgang Kais]

Dear Outlook Experts.

I have a question concerning the WebPage field on a custom form for
contacts in Office Outlook 2003 SP2 (11.8010.8036).
The form contains a multi-page control with 2 pages: company and private.
The company page of that control contains a textbox displaying the
WebPage field
When the FileAs field (outside the multipage control) contains a value
and a user then clicks the private tab and then clicks to return to the
company tab, Outlook crashes and has to be restarted and wants to
notify Microsoft about the error.
When I replace the default field for the webpage by a simple textbox
and connect it to the webpage field afterwards, the error does not
occur. But unfortunately, that textbox then doesn't support the nice
hyperlink features anymore (although it adds "http://" automatically)!
Does anyone know what causes the problem and how to fix it? I'd really
prefer to use the default field (from the field list) because of the
hyperlink features.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I can duplicate the problem easily and thus assume that it's a bug. Workarounds would include not using the Web Page field on a multipage control and using code to invoke a hyperlink -- see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/tips/formhyperlink.htm

The good news is that Outlook 2007 does not appear to have the same problem.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Wolfgang Kais]

Thanks a lot, so it wasn't my fault.
Maybe i'll use your interesting code for the hyperlink appearance...

--
Regards,
Wolfgang

I can duplicate the problem easily and thus assume that it's a bug.
Workarounds would include not using the Web Page field on a multipage
control and using code to invoke a hyperlink -- see
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/tips/formhyperlink.htm

The good news is that Outlook 2007 does not appear to have the same problem.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[apextos]

It's a BUG with B Capital.

The same happens with other _recepient controls also.

Let's hope that 2007 will solve some problems..... big wish anyway