Custom contact fields possible in Outlook 2003 events?

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Hi,

I have set up a custom form to store information about events in Outlook
2003 calendar. Information includes who is responsible for various aspects
of event (eg locking up or bringing refreshments etc).

At the moment I use user-defined text fields for each area of responsibility
and then add the contact to the standard event "contacts" field so that
Outlook knows they are linked to the event.

It would be much tidier and nicer if I could create custom contact fields in
the event record. Such that Outlook would recognise that the person is
linked to the event (useful in organising meeting, sending updated
information to everyone or seeing a list of a contacts activities in their
personal record) even if it can't read the specifics of what their role is.

This is similar to there being "resources", "required attendees", "optional
attendess" but with my own fields.

Any thoughts?
Sam
 
OK, thanks Sue

Sue Mosher said:
An appointment has only one Recipients collection. You can't add another or modify its behavior. It sounds like you've already come up with a workable solution,though.

FYI, there is a newsgroup specifically for Outlook forms issues "down the hall" at microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms or, via web interface, at http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...spx?dg=microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms

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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
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Hi, Sam,
Can you please tell me how did you use the user-defined text fields to add a
custom field in Appointment under Calendar? I saw a such function under
Customize Current View, but I couldn't add new fields. What do you mean by
set up a custom form? How did you do that?
All I want is add a custom field in the Appointment dialog in the calendar
so when I export the calendar into the Excel, I will automatically have a
custom column to sort the date.
Any help will be gradually appreciated.
 
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