FormDescription.PublishForm Method

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Outlook Developer Reference

Saves the definition of the FormDescription object in the specified form registry (library).

Syntax

expression.PublishForm(Registry, Folder)

expression   A variable that represents a FormDescription object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Registry Required OlFormRegistry The form class.
Folder Optional Variant Expression that returns a Folder object. Used only with Folder form registry. The folder object from which the forms must be accessed.

Remarks

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The Name property must be set before you can use the PublishForm method.

Forms are registered as one of three classes: Folder, Organization, or Personal. The Folder form registry holds a set of forms that are only accessible from that specific folder, whether public or private. The Organization form registry holds forms that are shared across an entire enterprise and are accessible to everyone. The Personal form registry holds forms that are accessible only to the current store user.

Example

This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example creates a contact, obtains its FormDescription object, and saves it in the Folder form registry of the default Contacts folder.

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The PublishForm method will return an error if the caption (Name) for the form is not set first.
Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub PublishToFolder()
    Dim myNamespace As Outlook.NameSpace
    Dim myFolder As Outlook.Folder
    Dim myItem As Outlook.ContactItem
    Dim myForm As Outlook.FormDescription

Set myNamespace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set myFolder = _
    myNamespace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts)
Set myItem = Application.CreateItem(olContactItem)
Set myForm = myItem.FormDescription
myForm.Name = "My Contact"
myForm.<strong class="bterm">PublishForm</strong> olFolderRegistry, myFolder



End Sub

This VBA example creates an appointment, obtains its FormDescription object, and saves it in the user's Personal form registry.

To view the form after you have published it, on the File menu, point to New, and click Choose Form. In the Look in box, click Personal Forms Library. To open your new form, double-click Interview Scheduler.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set myItem = Application.CreateItem(olAppointmentItem)
Set myForm = myItem.FormDescription
myForm.Name = "Interview Scheduler"
myForm.PublishForm olPersonalRegistry

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