[THIN] Re: Windows 2000, Outlook (and Crystal Reports)

From: "Landin, Mark" <Mark.Landin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:49:20 -0500
To verify, yes we see this behavior only when sending things as an
attachment, whether from Excel/Word/Access (when you select "as
attachement") or from Crystal (which always sends it's reports in that
fashion)
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: Kinchen, Tyler [mailto:KinchenT@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 9:39 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2000, Outlook (and Crystal Reports)



Neil, I just checked that key and it is set to 0. 

Also, another interesting thing, the Excel example that Mark mentioned,
he said to choose to choose File -> Send To -> Mail Recipient (as
Attachment).  If you just select Mail Recipient, you get To:, CC: and
Subject: fields above the spreadsheet and if it is sent this way, it
does not prompt you for a profile.  The sent mail does not get delivered
though.  If you open Outlook, you will see the email sitting in the
Outbox waiting to be delivered.  Once Outlook does it's send/receive,
the email gets delivered but only after you have opened Outlook.


Regards, 

Tyler Kinchen 


> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Braebaum, Neil [mailto:Neil.Braebaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 9:54 AM 
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2000, Outlook (and Crystal Reports) 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: Landin, Mark [mailto:Mark.Landin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> > Sent: 17 October 2003 14:28 
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows 2000, Outlook (and Crystal Reports) 
> > 
> > >What happens if you select policy options that don't prompt for 
> > profile? 
> > 
> > *ears perk up* 
> > 
> > Don't tease me! How would this conceivably be done...? 
> 
> Outlook 2000? 
> 
> I see the option (GPO gui) in User Configuration -> Administrative 
> Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2000 -> Tools | Options -> 
> Mail Services 
> -> Profile prompt. And according to OUTLK9.ADM it should be 
> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Exchange\Client\Options\PickL 
ogonProfil 
> e of type REG_SZ and set to 0 (zero) (if you'd prefer to script it). 
> 
> > >In fairness, it *is* a MAPI thing. 
> > 
> > >Were you happy to code your own app, that simply created an email 
> > message and sent it to an 
> > >email server / address, you would not have this issue. But 
> > using MAPI, 
> > which will use the 
> > >underlying "mail" client, and you have to accept the 
> > limitations of the 
> > architecture you 
> > >are piggy-backing. 
> > 
> > I understand, and agree. Sadly, it's not our app, it's 
> > Crystal Reports, and Microsoft admits that if there's only 
> > one profile to pick from, the user shouldn't be forced to pick it...

> 
> Try the value above, see what happens. (I'm not convinced it's truly a

> bug - merely *possible* undesirable behaviour from a certain 
> perspective). 
> 
> Neil 
>
[THIN] Re: Windows 2000, Outlook (and Crystal Reports)

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