OL98: Value of Custom Date Field Lost After You Assign a Task (285064)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q285064 SYMPTOMS
When you assign a task that contains a user-defined Date/Time field, the value of the field is lost when the task is assigned to someone else.
WORKAROUND
Instead of using a field of type Date/Time, use a Text field to store the date value. The disadvantage to this approach is that when your are using an Outlook view, you cannot effectively sort the items in the folder by the user-defined field if the dates are stored in a field of type Text.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
After the task has been assigned, you can enter a date into the custom date field, and the date will be preserved if you save the task. However, if you copy or move the task, then the field value will once again be lost.
This problem does not occur if you are using a meeting request with a user-defined Date field.
REFERENCESFor additional information about creating solutions with Microsoft Outlook, click the article numbers below
to view the 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: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 2/27/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbpending KB285064 |
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