Microsoft KB Archive/193981

= OL98: How to Programmatically Add '+1' to Contact Fax Numbers =

Article ID: 193981

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q193981



NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Internet Mail Only (IMO) option. To determine your installation type, on the Help menu click About Microsoft Outlook. In About Microsoft Outlook you should see "Internet Mail Only" if you have the Internet Mail Only option installed.



SUMMARY
The Symantec Fax Starter Edition program, installed with Microsoft Outlook (IMO), requires a +1 at the beginning of the fax numbers in order to dial correctly. If you are dialing from a contact fax number, you must insert the +1 into the fax number for the contact record.

This article outlines a procedure for using Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) to insert the +1 into all the contact record fax numbers programmatically.



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Follow these steps to create a new post form to modify the contact record fax numbers.

Design a New Post Form
 On the File menu, point to New, and click Post in This Folder. On the Tools menu of the new Post form, point to Forms and click Design This Form. Click the (P.2) tab to go to a blank page on the form, and on the Form menu, click Control Toolbox. On the Control Toolbox, click the CommandButton icon and drag it to the blank form page. Right-click CommandButton1, click Properties, and in the Caption window type "Correct Fax Numbers" (without the quotation marks) and click OK.  On the Form menu, click View Code and in the Script Editor, type or copy the following code: Sub CommandButton1_Click 'This will only work on contacts in the CURRENT folder Set CurFolder = Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder If CurFolder.DefaultItemType = 2 Then MsgBox "This process may take some time. You will be notified" & _ " when complete.",, "Contact Tools Message" Set MyItems = CurFolder.Items For i = 1 to MyItems.Count Set MyItem = MyItems.Item(i) If Left(MyItem.HomeFaxNumber,2) <> "+1" and _ MyItem.HomeFaxNumber <> "" Then MyItem.HomeFaxNumber = "+1" & MyItem.HomeFaxNumber End If        If Left(MyItem.BusinessFaxNumber,2) <> "+1" and _ MyItem.BusinessFaxNumber <> "" Then MyItem.BusinessFaxNumber = "+1" & MyItem.BusinessFaxNumber End If        If Left(MyItem.OtherFaxNumber,2) <> "+1" and _ MyItem.OtherFaxNumber <> "" Then MyItem.OtherFaxNumber = "+1" & MyItem.OtherFaxNumber End If        MyItem.Save Next MsgBox "Done!", 64, "Contact Tools Message" Else MsgBox "The current folder is not a Contact folder ", 64, & _ "Contact Tools Message" End If End Sub </li> On the File menu in Script Editor, click Close to return to the form.</li> On the Form menu, click Rename Page and type a name for this page such as "Correct Fax Numbers" (without the quotation marks), and click OK.</li></ol>

Publish the New Form

 * 1) On the Tools menu, point to Forms and click Publish Form As.
 * 2) In the "Look in" list click to select Personal Forms Library. Type a name for your new form such as, "Correct Fax Numbers" (without the quotation marks) and then click Publish.
 * 3) On the File menu, click Close, and then click No to close without saving.

To Use Your New Form

 * 1) Click to select the folder containing the contacts you want to correct.
 * 2) On the File menu, point to New and click Choose Form.
 * 3) In the Look In list, click to select Personal Forms Library, click your new form and click Open.
 * 4) On the second page tab, click the button ("Correct Fax Numbers" from earlier in this article) to correct the fax numbers in the current folder.

NOTE: This only affects fax numbers in the current folder.

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