How do I grab a field property (like .value) so I can modi..

I am creating a custom OL2007 task form with coding in Outlook. I saw the
outlookcode.com page "Syntax for outlook property and form control values and
events" and got the PropertyChange fucntion to work with a case statement
(see first two lines of case statement). But when I want to change the value
of the field that I want to it doesn't work. A little background, I have a
text box named txtTestBox bound to a user-defined field "TestBox". I know my
function and case statement works, but how do I grab my user-defined field to
manipulate it like I could the message box and the task.subject? I tried
SEVERAL different syntaxes, as you can see below, but I think it's obvious
I'm clueless. (Note-- I thought I would use the PropertyChange function
rather than the CustomPropertyChange because I did not create a custom
property... I created a custom field but not a custom property... but it will
only work with CustomPropertyChange??) (And yes, I only try the lines in the
case statements one at a time.)
Any input??


Sub Item_CustomPropertyChange(ByVal Name)
on error resume next
Select Case Name
Case "Field1"
'MsgBox "You changed Field1" 'works
'Item.subject = "Works!" 'works
'Item.TestBox.text = "works!" 'doesn't work??
'Item.TestBox.value= "works!" 'doesn't work??
'TestBox.text = "works!" 'doesn't work??
'TestBox.value = "works!" 'doesn't work??
'Item.TestBox = "works!" 'doesn't work??
'TestBox = "works!" 'doesn't work??
End Select
End Sub

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A custom field and a custom property are the same thing. "Field" is a
synonym for "property" in the Outlook code context. If you go back to the
page you cited, at http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?ID=38, the
section on custom properties shows how to access custom field/property
values. It also shows how to work with unbound controls, in case you have
some of those, too.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"cmonroe21 via OfficeKB.com" <u48566@uwe> wrote in message
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>I am creating a custom OL2007 task form with coding in Outlook. I saw the
> outlookcode.com page "Syntax for outlook property and form control values
> and
> events" and got the PropertyChange fucntion to work with a case statement
> (see first two lines of case statement). But when I want to change the
> value
> of the field that I want to it doesn't work. A little background, I have
> a
> text box named txtTestBox bound to a user-defined field "TestBox". I know
> my
> function and case statement works, but how do I grab my user-defined field
> to
> manipulate it like I could the message box and the task.subject? I tried
> SEVERAL different syntaxes, as you can see below, but I think it's obvious
> I'm clueless. (Note-- I thought I would use the PropertyChange function
> rather than the CustomPropertyChange because I did not create a custom
> property... I created a custom field but not a custom property... but it
> will
> only work with CustomPropertyChange??) (And yes, I only try the lines in
> the
> case statements one at a time.)
> Any input??
>
>
> Sub Item_CustomPropertyChange(ByVal Name)
> on error resume next
> Select Case Name
> Case "Field1"
> 'MsgBox "You changed Field1" 'works
> 'Item.subject = "Works!" 'works
> 'Item.TestBox.text = "works!" 'doesn't work??
> 'Item.TestBox.value= "works!" 'doesn't work??
> 'TestBox.text = "works!" 'doesn't work??
> 'TestBox.value = "works!" 'doesn't work??
> 'Item.TestBox = "works!" 'doesn't work??
> 'TestBox = "works!" 'doesn't work??
> End Select
> End Sub
>
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> Message posted via http://www.officekb.com
>