OL2000: The Script Debugger Allows Access to the VBScript that Is Behind a Password Protected Form (276279)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q276279

SYMPTOMS

If an Outlook form is password protected, you can access the Microsoft Script Debugger tool and view the Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) that is behind the form.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

  1. Click New Mail Message to open the default form.
  2. On the Tools menu, point to Forms, and then click Design This Form.
  3. Click Form, and then click View Code.
  4. Type the following code into the code window:
    sub main ()<BR/>
msgbox "hi"<BR/>
end sub<BR/><BR/>
  5. Close the code window.
  6. Click the Properties tab on the Form.
  7. Click to select the Protect form design check box.
  8. Type and confirm a password, and then click OK.
  9. Click Form, then click Run This Form.
  10. With the Form open, click Tools, click Forms, and then click Script Debugger.
  11. If you receive a script debugger error message, repeat step 10.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/29/2003
Keywords:kbbug KB276279
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