OL98: Controls Unexpectedly Resize or Move on a Custom Form

ID: Q238601

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you place certain controls on an Outlook custom form, the controls may resize or move after you exit design mode, or switch between the edit and compose pages of a form.


RESOLUTION

You can work around this problem by using Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) code to set the size and position of the control on the form.

To Set the Size and Position of the Control

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If you find that a control you need to use resizes unexpectedly, add the control to the form and set the various properties of the control as needed. Use VBScript code to set the position and size of the control. Typically, you should place the code in an Item_Open event procedure for the form so that it will run when the form is opened. The following VBScript code demonstrates setting the size of the Calendar control:

Sub Item_Open

   ' MyPageName is the name of the form page where the control is
   Set Tab = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("MyPageName")

   ' Calendar1 is the name of the control
   Set Control = Tab.Controls("Calendar1")

   ' Set the control's left position
   Control.Left = 10

   ' Set the control's top position
   Control.Top = 10

   ' Set the height of the control
   Control.Height = 200

   ' Set the Width of the control
   Control.Width = 200

   Set Control = Nothing
   Set Tab = Nothing

End Sub


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

When creating a custom form in design mode, you can insert various controls onto the form using the Control Toolbox. To access additional controls, use your right mouse button to click a blank area of the Toolbox and click Custom Controls from the shortcut menu. You can then select additional controls, such as the Calendar control, which is included with Microsoft Office Developer.


REFERENCES

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 vbscript 98 


Keywords          : OffVBS 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: August 5, 1999