Microsoft Outlook 2010 - Template Files

[Patriarch]

Oddball question here, probably a long shot...

I'm trying to create a template email, basically a pre-made form with several drop down menus and blanks to fill in. i would like to use this template for many of my members so that they can just open the template, fill in the blanks and send it.

Problem is, when you send the template the only thing anyone receives is my signature 4 times. I don't know why the template file isn't showing up at all. I can even check my sent, and it shows that I sent an email with only my signature in it (and it is x4 of my signatures, sort of a long email). Makes no sense to me.

[Totien]

What sort of blanks are you wanting them to fill in? I use the mail merger function in Word for something similar. I have a template that I use for marketing, and to personalize it I have an excel spreadsheet with first names and company names. So if I have 'Hello _____, Would ________ be interested in _______?' I could set it all up, get a return of 'Hello Patriarch, would ABC Company be interested in Cloud Technology?' and literally send thousands of personalized emails in one shot.

Don't know if this helps, but it does sound similar to what I've done.

[Patriarch]

This template is more or less an order form

My blanks are just

Group Name ______

Location _______

Selection/Cost ____Drop_Down_Menu______

etc etc

When I load the template form from appdata/.../.../... it loads up fine and looks great. I can fill it out, choose To/CC/Subject just fine, and when I send it, all it sends is 4 of my signatures. Craziness lol

/edit

I did all of my editing and stuff in Outlook Developer. I'll upload a picture, give you a better feel for what im workin with here

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y41...ps44b5696e.png

[Totien]

Can you post the code that you're using to generate that?

[Patriarch]

Can you post the code that you're using to generate that?

I'm not using any code I believe.

I just hit New Items --> Choose Form --> Templates, and then I open it up.

[Totien]

Hmm. Templates isn't a form that's available to me. Hit Alt + F11 while you're on the form. If you get anything other than a blank screen, copypasta the code you see here please.

[Patriarch]

Hmm. Templates isn't a form that's available to me. Hit Alt + F11 while you're on the form. If you get anything other than a blank screen, copypasta the code you see here please.

Sub OpenCustomTemplate()
'Open template from a macro button


'added to the ribbon.


Set myFolder = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)


Set myItem = myFolder.Items.Add("IPM.Form.Amenity Request")


myItem.Display


End Sub

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Appreciate the help btw

[Totien]

Man, there's a lot that Microsoft has excluded from that.. What options or fields are available on the actions tab just under the banner?

Also, does that code under Alt + F11 change when you click Actions and if so what does it change to?

[Patriarch]

Man, there's a lot that Microsoft has excluded from that.. What options or fields are available on the actions tab just under the banner?

Also, does that code under Alt + F11 change when you click Actions and if so what does it change to?

Not entirely sure what I should be looking at. Don't see any "Actions" tabs/bars/etc.

here is what I see

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y41...psd4e2e2a8.png

Also called into Office Support and they have been spinning their wheels for about an hour now

[Totien]

Office support is useless, hang up if you haven't already. I was refering to the Actions tab in the first screenshot you posted. I'm curious if being on a different tab changed the code that's displayed.

What I'm looking for is something that shows what information is supposed to be returned once the form is submitted. Theres either something wrong there or something wrong with the way your signature is set up which is far less likely.

Seems like you've got limited time with this issue. I only have another 15 mins today before I'll have to check BG again in the morning.

[Patriarch]

Office support is useless, hang up if you haven't already. I was refering to the Actions tab in the first screenshot you posted. I'm curious if being on a different tab changed the code that's displayed.

What I'm looking for is something that shows what information is supposed to be returned once the form is submitted. Theres either something wrong there or something wrong with the way your signature is set up which is far less likely.

Seems like you've got limited time with this issue. I only have another 15 mins today before I'll have to check BG again in the morning.

Oh this issue is definitely not time sensitive. I've been checking in on this for over a month, more or less a side project. I would love to get this working but I'm not on a schedule for this one.

I ended up hanging up, he remoted in and you could tell he had absolutely no idea what he was doing

[Totien]

That's about par for the course with Microsoft. So where'd you leave off? Were you able to find the Action tab I'm referring to and pull up any different code than you previously posted?