OL97: ReportItem.Body Returns Empty String (231293)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 97
This article was previously published under Q231293

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 97, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

166368 OL97: How to Get Help Programming with Outlook

170783 OL97: Q&A: Questions About Customizing or Programming Outlook

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2002
Keywords:kbbug kbProgramming KB231293
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