OL98: Err Msg: A Field on this Form Requires a Value

ID: Q180136

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you send or post a custom form in Microsoft Outlook 98 you may receive the message: 


   A Field on this Form Requires a Value
When you click OK the control that requires input may or may not be revealed.


CAUSE

There is a custom field on the form that requires a value that was not provided.

-or-

A control that was bound to a field requiring input may have been deleted but the field was not deleted and is still associated with the form.


RESOLUTION

Use either of these two methods to resolve the problem.

Complete the Field that Requires Input

After you click OK, focus moves to the control that requires input; there may be more than one control on your form requiring input. Until all the controls that require input are completed you will continue to get the error.

Delete the Field From the Form

NOTE: These steps assume you deleted the control from the form but did not delete the field.
  1. Open the form. On the Tools menu, point to Forms, and then click Design This Form.


  2. Click the All Fields tab. Click to select the field that is no longer used and then click Delete.


  3. Click Yes to confirm that you wish to delete the field.



MORE INFORMATION

A problem is that the message doesn't indicate which field requires a value. If the same form page is displayed, the insertion point will move to the proper field, but if the field is on a different page, you may need to work through each field to find it.


REFERENCES

For more information on fields and controls, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q182362 OL98: How to Use Fields and Controls with VBScript

Q182365 OL98: How to Programmatically Set Textbox and CheckBox Values

Q180911 OL98 VBScript: How to Populate a ComboBox With Your Contacts (VBScript)
For more information about creating solutions with Microsoft Outlook 98, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q180826 OL98: Resources for Custom Forms and Programming

Q182349 OL98: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Additional query words: OutSol OutSol98 


Keywords          : kberrmsg kbdta FmsProb 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: August 9, 1999