XADM: How to Embed an OLE Object in an Exchange Form

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1. First, the designer must create an Exchange Form using the Exchange Forms Designer.
2. The form must contain one RichEdit field whose reference name is:
   

         MAPI_BODY_CUSTOM
   						

3. Install the form to the appropriate folder or registry.
4. Exit the Exchange Forms Designer and load the Formname.vbp file into Visual Basic 4.0 16-bit version.
5. In Visual Basic, create a command button on the form panel.
6. In Visual Basic, select the picture control (named Picture1 by default) and place that onto the form paneling.
7. In Visual Basic, place the following code behind the command button created in step 5. In the first line of code, the LoadPicture method points to the path and file to find the bitmap image you want to load. In this example, "c:\exchange\current.bmp" is used.
   

         Picture1.Picture = LoadPicture("c:\exchange\current.bmp")
         Clipboard.Clear
         Clipboard.SetData Picture1.Picture, vbCFBitmap
         MAPI_Body_Custom_Ctrl.Action = 12  'RE_ACTION_PASTE
   						

   
   NOTE: For the recipient to successfully display the form bitmap image, the file will need to be available at the path specified in the LoadPicture method. This can be done by modifying the .CFG file, for the form project in the File#= entry. This entry is used to copy files locally, along with the form executable.
8. Using the Exchange Client Forms Manager, install the form into the appropriate folder or library.