OL: "Property Is Read-Only" Error Message When You Try to Add a Custom Property to a DocumentItem Object (287967)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q287967

SYMPTOMS

When you try to programmatically add a user-defined field to a DocumentItem object by using the Outlook object library, you receive the following error message:
Property is read-only.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because the Outlook object model does not support this functionality.

REFERENCES

For additional information about available resources and answersto frequently asked questions about Microsoft Outlook solutions, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

287530 OL2002: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

146636 OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/1/2004
Keywords:kbbug kberrmsg KB287967
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