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Sharepoint Services and internet format of the shared contacts
Hello there...
Here's the case I have setup Sharepoint Services 3.0 on a 2003 server for he use of share contact lists only. There is no Exchange or any other inhouse mail server.The mail server is on the ISP I have setup a shared contact list with about 950 contacts.I have linked the list to machines using Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007. It works OK. Every couple of days a pdf is send to these contacts. The default mail format in every outlook is HTML. The problem is that when the contacts are "imported/linked" from Sharepoint they automatically set their Internet Format field as Rich text format in every contact individually. Unfortunately this setting overrides the default setting of HTML. The result is that when i send the messages with the attached pdf using the shared contact list the attachments appear as winmail.dat in every recipient not using Outlook. The solution is to change the Internet format of EVERY contact individually in the cahed data on every PC setting it as "Let Outlook decide the best sending format". As i said before we have 950 contacts and about 20 PC's using this shared list. Also only the Outlook 2007 PC's actually can save this setting. The Outlook 2003 PC's reset this setting at every synchronization with the Sharepoint. So this not a solution actually So what i am looking for is a solution to either: 1. Force the Outlook to use the default format i set in Tools-Options overriding the individual setting in each contact. 2. Change the default RTF format that Outlook enforces at every imported contact in "Let Outlook decide the best sending format", so when i re-import the list i have the "Let Outlook decide the best sending format" on all contacts. 3.As last resort ,bulk change the setting on all contacts at every PC,and have them saved somehow on the Outlook 2003 machines. Best Regards guys! Any help is highly appreciable!! |
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Sharepoint Services and internet format of the shared contacts
Unfortunately this is a known problem with sharepoint lists and I know of no
way to correct it in outlook or sharepoint directly. We use Exchange and addressed it with routing groups but that obviously won't work for you. Should be able to change it using VBA but I can't find any code samples offhand. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: Do you keep Outlook open 24/7? Vote in our poll: http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=22205 "Alexnts" wrote in message ... Hello there... Here's the case I have setup Sharepoint Services 3.0 on a 2003 server for he use of share contact lists only. There is no Exchange or any other inhouse mail server.The mail server is on the ISP I have setup a shared contact list with about 950 contacts.I have linked the list to machines using Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007. It works OK. Every couple of days a pdf is send to these contacts. The default mail format in every outlook is HTML. The problem is that when the contacts are "imported/linked" from Sharepoint they automatically set their Internet Format field as Rich text format in every contact individually. Unfortunately this setting overrides the default setting of HTML. The result is that when i send the messages with the attached pdf using the shared contact list the attachments appear as winmail.dat in every recipient not using Outlook. The solution is to change the Internet format of EVERY contact individually in the cahed data on every PC setting it as "Let Outlook decide the best sending format". As i said before we have 950 contacts and about 20 PC's using this shared list. Also only the Outlook 2007 PC's actually can save this setting. The Outlook 2003 PC's reset this setting at every synchronization with the Sharepoint. So this not a solution actually So what i am looking for is a solution to either: 1. Force the Outlook to use the default format i set in Tools-Options overriding the individual setting in each contact. 2. Change the default RTF format that Outlook enforces at every imported contact in "Let Outlook decide the best sending format", so when i re-import the list i have the "Let Outlook decide the best sending format" on all contacts. 3.As last resort ,bulk change the setting on all contacts at every PC,and have them saved somehow on the Outlook 2003 machines. Best Regards guys! Any help is highly appreciable!! |
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Sharepoint Services and internet format of the shared contacts
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http://www.vboffice.net/sample.html?...cmd=showite m If the url is broken, use http://slipstick.me/letoldecide Shoulda known michael would have something. "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message ... Unfortunately this is a known problem with sharepoint lists and I know of no way to correct it in outlook or sharepoint directly. We use Exchange and addressed it with routing groups but that obviously won't work for you. Should be able to change it using VBA but I can't find any code samples offhand. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: Do you keep Outlook open 24/7? Vote in our poll: http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=22205 "Alexnts" wrote in message ... Hello there... Here's the case I have setup Sharepoint Services 3.0 on a 2003 server for he use of share contact lists only. There is no Exchange or any other inhouse mail server.The mail server is on the ISP I have setup a shared contact list with about 950 contacts.I have linked the list to machines using Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007. It works OK. Every couple of days a pdf is send to these contacts. The default mail format in every outlook is HTML. The problem is that when the contacts are "imported/linked" from Sharepoint they automatically set their Internet Format field as Rich text format in every contact individually. Unfortunately this setting overrides the default setting of HTML. The result is that when i send the messages with the attached pdf using the shared contact list the attachments appear as winmail.dat in every recipient not using Outlook. The solution is to change the Internet format of EVERY contact individually in the cahed data on every PC setting it as "Let Outlook decide the best sending format". As i said before we have 950 contacts and about 20 PC's using this shared list. Also only the Outlook 2007 PC's actually can save this setting. The Outlook 2003 PC's reset this setting at every synchronization with the Sharepoint. So this not a solution actually So what i am looking for is a solution to either: 1. Force the Outlook to use the default format i set in Tools-Options overriding the individual setting in each contact. 2. Change the default RTF format that Outlook enforces at every imported contact in "Let Outlook decide the best sending format", so when i re-import the list i have the "Let Outlook decide the best sending format" on all contacts. 3.As last resort ,bulk change the setting on all contacts at every PC,and have them saved somehow on the Outlook 2003 machines. Best Regards guys! Any help is highly appreciable!! |
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Sharepoint Services and internet format of the shared contacts
Your help is much appreciated.
I am trying to run the sample code from the url you have pointed ,but i receive an error message. You can see it he http://alexnts.googlepages.com/errormsg.jpg My VB knowledge is very poor. Can you give me a hand on this? Best Regards. Alex. |
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Sharepoint Services and internet format of the shared contacts
Regarding the error message i managed to figure it out.
I have installed redemption and set it as a reference. (tools-references) The only "problem" now is in this line: Set Items = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts).Items The macro runs in the default contacts folder and not at the linked for sharepoint. The name of the imported list is "Shared Lists - Members" Can i point to that specific folder? Regrads.. |
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