Finding Visual Basic Field Names For Custom Fields

Rob · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 18

When creating custom fields within a customised contact form, how do I find
out what the Visual Basic (either VBA or VBScrpt) equivalent is for the
custom fields when including them in a piece of code.

Can anyone help?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 656

All custom fields can be accessed by name through the ContactItem.UserProperties collection. See http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?ID=38

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"Rob" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
> When creating custom fields within a customised contact form, how do I find
> out what the Visual Basic (either VBA or VBScrpt) equivalent is for the
> custom fields when including them in a piece of code.
>
> Can anyone help?

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