ol 2003 contacts form questions

thanks sue, but isn't body the body of the actual email? if they're both named
body, how do you distinguish one from the other?

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Gary


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp DeleteThis @outlookcode.com> wrote in message
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Its name is Body.

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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


"Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com> wrote in message
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> i'm used to writing vba in excel, but someone wants some code for outlook.
> since
> i never use outlook, my question is:
>
> how do you address the large note field on the general tab of the contact
> form?
> every other field has a name, this one shows nothing.
>
> i just want to enter some data in there automatically.
>
> --
>
>
> Gary
>
>
>

If you look at the object browser in VBA, you'll see that every Outlook item object has a Body property, from MailItem to ContactItem, etc., just as every item has a Subject property.

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


"Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com> wrote in message news:O2YcsQJ2HHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> thanks sue, but isn't body the body of the actual email? if they're both named
> body, how do you distinguish one from the other?
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp RemoveThis @outlookcode.com> wrote in message
> news:eI0ERNJ2HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Its name is Body.
>
>
> "Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com> wrote in message
> news:Otf$QVG2HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> i'm used to writing vba in excel, but someone wants some code for outlook.
>> since
>> i never use outlook, my question is:
>>
>> how do you address the large note field on the general tab of the contact
>> form?
>> every other field has a name, this one shows nothing.
>>
>> i just want to enter some data in there automatically.

well, it doesn't seem to work anything like excel.

here's what i have and it doesn't work. i just want to add text to the body of
the open contact.

Sub Add_text()
Dim olapp As Outlook.Application
Dim objmail As Outlook.ContactItem
Set objmail = olapp.Item(olContactItem)
With objmail
.Bodyitem = "test"
End With
End Sub

--


Gary


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp DeleteThis @outlookcode.com> wrote in message
news:ufAVuHK2HHA.1100@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
If you look at the object browser in VBA, you'll see that every Outlook item
object has a Body property, from MailItem to ContactItem, etc., just as every
item has a Subject property.

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


"Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com> wrote in message
news:O2YcsQJ2HHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> thanks sue, but isn't body the body of the actual email? if they're both named
> body, how do you distinguish one from the other?
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp DeleteThis @outlookcode.com> wrote in message
> news:eI0ERNJ2HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Its name is Body.
>
>
> "Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com> wrote in message
> news:Otf$QVG2HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> i'm used to writing vba in excel, but someone wants some code for outlook.
>> since
>> i never use outlook, my question is:
>>
>> how do you address the large note field on the general tab of the contact
>> form?
>> every other field has a name, this one shows nothing.
>>
>> i just want to enter some data in there automatically.

The basic principles work just like Excel: Objects need to be properly instantiated, and you have to use the property names that the object browser tells you about, not make up an Application.Item or ContactItem.Bodyitem property.

First, instantiate your Outlook.Application object:

Set olApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")

Then, instantiate the open contact:

Set objMail = olApp.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem

Finally, set the Body property:

objMail.Body = "test"

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


"Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com> wrote in message news:eVDSLWK2HHA.4400@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> well, it doesn't seem to work anything like excel.
>
> here's what i have and it doesn't work. i just want to add text to the body of
> the open contact.
>
> Sub Add_text()
> Dim olapp As Outlook.Application
> Dim objmail As Outlook.ContactItem
> Set objmail = olapp.Item(olContactItem)
> With objmail
> .Bodyitem = "test"
> End With
> End Sub
>
> --
>
>
> Gary
>
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp.TakeThisOut@outlookcode.com> wrote in message
> news:ufAVuHK2HHA.1100@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> If you look at the object browser in VBA, you'll see that every Outlook item
> object has a Body property, from MailItem to ContactItem, etc., just as every
> item has a Subject property.
>
> "Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com> wrote in message
> news:O2YcsQJ2HHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> thanks sue, but isn't body the body of the actual email? if they're both named
>> body, how do you distinguish one from the other?
>>
>> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp.TakeThisOut@outlookcode.com> wrote in message
>> news:eI0ERNJ2HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Its name is Body.
>>
>>
>> "Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com> wrote in message
>> news:Otf$QVG2HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> i'm used to writing vba in excel, but someone wants some code for outlook.
>>> since
>>> i never use outlook, my question is:
>>>
>>> how do you address the large note field on the general tab of the contact
>>> form?
>>> every other field has a name, this one shows nothing.
>>>
>>> i just want to enter some data in there automatically.
>
>

got it, thanks sue.

--


Gary


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp RemoveThis @outlookcode.com> wrote in message
news:uc1BvIO2HHA.5796@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
The basic principles work just like Excel: Objects need to be properly
instantiated, and you have to use the property names that the object browser
tells you about, not make up an Application.Item or ContactItem.Bodyitem
property.

First, instantiate your Outlook.Application object:

Set olApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")

Then, instantiate the open contact:

Set objMail = olApp.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem

Finally, set the Body property:

objMail.Body = "test"

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


"Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com> wrote in message
news:eVDSLWK2HHA.4400@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> well, it doesn't seem to work anything like excel.
>
> here's what i have and it doesn't work. i just want to add text to the body of
> the open contact.
>
> Sub Add_text()
> Dim olapp As Outlook.Application
> Dim objmail As Outlook.ContactItem
> Set objmail = olapp.Item(olContactItem)
> With objmail
> .Bodyitem = "test"
> End With
> End Sub
>
> --
>
>
> Gary
>
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp RemoveThis @outlookcode.com> wrote in message
> news:ufAVuHK2HHA.1100@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> If you look at the object browser in VBA, you'll see that every Outlook item
> object has a Body property, from MailItem to ContactItem, etc., just as every
> item has a Subject property.
>
> "Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com> wrote in message
> news:O2YcsQJ2HHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> thanks sue, but isn't body the body of the actual email? if they're both
>> named
>> body, how do you distinguish one from the other?
>>
>> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp RemoveThis @outlookcode.com> wrote in message
>> news:eI0ERNJ2HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Its name is Body.
>>
>>
>> "Gary Keramidas" <GKeramidasATmsn.com> wrote in message
>> news:Otf$QVG2HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> i'm used to writing vba in excel, but someone wants some code for outlook.
>>> since
>>> i never use outlook, my question is:
>>>
>>> how do you address the large note field on the general tab of the contact
>>> form?
>>> every other field has a name, this one shows nothing.
>>>
>>> i just want to enter some data in there automatically.
>
>