You cannot create an item of this type in this folder

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Clif McIrvin

Outlook 2003

I suppose I'm missing something obvious.

I'm trying to set a custom form as the default form for one of my
folders, and I'm getting "You cannot create an item of this type in this
folder." when I try to select my custom form from the Folder Properties
General tab "When posting to this folder, use ...." control.

The custom form in question was created from a "New Message | Design
this form | ... | Publish Form | Personal Forms Library" sequence.

I can add the new form to the Folder Properties Forms tab, and it shows
up (and works as intended) from the Actions menu of that folder.

Shouldn't I be able to set my new form as the default form for that
folder, so that (at least) when I Reply to a message in that folder I
get my form instead of IPM.Note (the Outlook default)? Actually, what
I'd really like to do is have my form invoked when I type CTRL+N to
compose a new message.

What am I missing?
 
My custom folder and the Inbox are at the same level of the tree under
"[Username] Folders". I probably created this folder from the "New
Folder" option of the "Move Message" dialog when moving a message from
the Inbox.

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Clif

Diane Poremsky said:
What folder are you trying to make the form for? You can't use custom
forms in the Inbox.

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Clif McIrvin said:
Outlook 2003

I suppose I'm missing something obvious.

I'm trying to set a custom form as the default form for one of my
folders, and I'm getting "You cannot create an item of this type in
this folder." when I try to select my custom form from the Folder
Properties General tab "When posting to this folder, use ...."
control.

The custom form in question was created from a "New Message | Design
this form | ... | Publish Form | Personal Forms Library" sequence.

I can add the new form to the Folder Properties Forms tab, and it
shows up (and works as intended) from the Actions menu of that
folder.

Shouldn't I be able to set my new form as the default form for that
folder, so that (at least) when I Reply to a message in that folder I
get my form instead of IPM.Note (the Outlook default)? Actually, what
I'd really like to do is have my form invoked when I type CTRL+N to
compose a new message.

What am I missing?
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So it should allow you to set the form. This the form type the same as the
folder type?


--
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Clif McIrvin said:
My custom folder and the Inbox are at the same level of the tree under
"[Username] Folders". I probably created this folder from the "New Folder"
option of the "Move Message" dialog when moving a message from the Inbox.

--
Clif

Diane Poremsky said:
What folder are you trying to make the form for? You can't use custom
forms in the Inbox.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

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Clif McIrvin said:
Outlook 2003

I suppose I'm missing something obvious.

I'm trying to set a custom form as the default form for one of my
folders, and I'm getting "You cannot create an item of this type in this
folder." when I try to select my custom form from the Folder Properties
General tab "When posting to this folder, use ...." control.

The custom form in question was created from a "New Message | Design
this form | ... | Publish Form | Personal Forms Library" sequence.

I can add the new form to the Folder Properties Forms tab, and it shows
up (and works as intended) from the Actions menu of that folder.

Shouldn't I be able to set my new form as the default form for that
folder, so that (at least) when I Reply to a message in that folder I
get my form instead of IPM.Note (the Outlook default)? Actually, what
I'd really like to do is have my form invoked when I type CTRL+N to
compose a new message.

What am I missing?
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Yeah, that's what I expected.

On the folder Properties General tab the type is Mail and Post items,
the default form is shown as IPM.Post; my form message class is
IPM.Post.MyFormName.

I notice that on the folder properties dialog most of the Administration
tab is greyed out (Initial view is the only available setting) and on
the Forms tab "Allow these forms in this folder" is greyed out. Is this
telling me there are some settings somewhere that need to be chagned?

--
Clif

Diane Poremsky said:
So it should allow you to set the form. This the form type the same as
the folder type?


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

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Clif McIrvin said:
My custom folder and the Inbox are at the same level of the tree
under "[Username] Folders". I probably created this folder from the
"New Folder" option of the "Move Message" dialog when moving a
message from the Inbox.

--
Clif

Diane Poremsky said:
What folder are you trying to make the form for? You can't use
custom forms in the Inbox.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Poll: What version of Outlook do you use?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072


Outlook 2003

I suppose I'm missing something obvious.

I'm trying to set a custom form as the default form for one of my
folders, and I'm getting "You cannot create an item of this type in
this folder." when I try to select my custom form from the Folder
Properties General tab "When posting to this folder, use ...."
control.

The custom form in question was created from a "New Message |
Design this form | ... | Publish Form | Personal Forms Library"
sequence.

I can add the new form to the Folder Properties Forms tab, and it
shows up (and works as intended) from the Actions menu of that
folder.

Shouldn't I be able to set my new form as the default form for that
folder, so that (at least) when I Reply to a message in that folder
I get my form instead of IPM.Note (the Outlook default)? Actually,
what I'd really like to do is have my form invoked when I type
CTRL+N to compose a new message.

What am I missing?
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