XCLN: EFD Cannot Display Initial Subject Text in Reply Item (154426)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client 4.0
This article was previously published under Q154426

SYMPTOMS

When you use a two form application (send form and response form) created in Microsoft Exchange Electronic Forms Designer, the subject line on the response form cannot be set to its initial value when you compose a response to the send form.

MORE INFORMATION

If the following conditions are met, when a response to the send form is created, the initial value set for the response will not be used:
  1. The subject line for the response form must be configured with an initial value for the MAPI_Subject field.
  2. The send form is set to use the response form as the Item Type to be Used for the Reply Event.
  3. The Initialize New Items When Created option is selected.
The subject line will be blank or the subject line will contain a "RE:" and the text from the subject line of the send form.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

To fix this problem, you must manually copy Vbfsm.dll to your local hard disk.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbusage KB154426
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