Opening a specific Custom form with a macro

hello

i have a number of custom forms i use for different purposes and i need to
create a button that will call upon them and then save them in the proper
folder.

for example, i am a service coordinator, i send technicians to fix things
all over and for each trip i need to have a checklist. the form is made, i
have a checklist appointment form that i call PreTripChecklist. i want to be
able to press a button and have it open that form and then when i finish i
need it to be saved in my normal personal calender so that i will get a
reminder.

that last is the real problem, even though i have created other folders to
use those forms in the problem is that i wont get a reminder if the items are
stored in another folder other than the main calender folder.

if someone can suggest some code, or lead me to a tute or something, it
would be appreciated. thanks.

To create a new instance of a custom form programmatically, use the Add method on the target folder's Items collection:

Set newItem = targetFolder.Items.Add("IPM.Post.YourFormName")

If it's a message form, use the Drafts folder as the target. If the target is a default folder, you can use the Namespace.GetDefaultFolder method to return it as a MAPIFolder object. To create an item in another person's mailbox, use Namespace.GetSharedDefaultFolder to get the MAPIFolder Otherwise, you can use the code at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/getfolder.htm to walk the folder hierarchy and return the MAPIFolder corresponding to a given path string.

See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/launchform.htm for other ideas.

If you want reminders from non-default folders, upgrade to Outlook 2007 (for folders in your default store) or get the add-in from http://www.slovaktech.com

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"DawnTreader" <DawnTreader RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9171FECB-52AC-47C8-92BF-236DEB041543@microsoft.com...
> hello
>
> i have a number of custom forms i use for different purposes and i need to
> create a button that will call upon them and then save them in the proper
> folder.
>
> for example, i am a service coordinator, i send technicians to fix things
> all over and for each trip i need to have a checklist. the form is made, i
> have a checklist appointment form that i call PreTripChecklist. i want to be
> able to press a button and have it open that form and then when i finish i
> need it to be saved in my normal personal calender so that i will get a
> reminder.
>
> that last is the real problem, even though i have created other folders to
> use those forms in the problem is that i wont get a reminder if the items are
> stored in another folder other than the main calender folder.
>
> if someone can suggest some code, or lead me to a tute or something, it
> would be appreciated. thanks.