OL98: ReportItem.Body Returns Empty String (231292)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 98
This article was previously published under Q231292

SYMPTOMS

You try to programmatically retrieve the contents of a delivery receipt, or ReportItem, but the Body property does not contain any information.

CAUSE

The information stored in the body of the ReportItem is not actually stored in the PR_BODY MAPI property. Outlook consolidates this information from various other MAPI properties and displays it in the main portion of the delivery receipt.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Outlook 2002.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about creating solutions with Microsoft Outlook 98, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

180826 OL98: Resources for Custom Forms and Programming

182349 OL98: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2002
Keywords:kbbug kbProgramming KB231292
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