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OL2000: How to Disable VBScript Code When You Open an Outlook Item

Article ID: 198273

Article Last Modified on 10/8/2003

Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q198273

SUMMARY

Programmers can store Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) code in a Microsoft Outlook form and configure the code to automatically run when you open an item. This article describes how to open an Outlook item without running VBScript code.

MORE INFORMATION

The behavior of Outlook may vary when you open an item that contains VBScript code:

If you open an item that contains VBScript code which is not published in a forms library, you receive a prompt to either enable or disable the code from running.
If you open an item that contains VBScript code, which is published in a forms library, you do not receive a prompt to disable the code from running.

To prevent any VBScript code from running, hold down SHIFT while you open the item. For example, hold down SHIFT while you open an item to prevent the Visual Basic Script code for the Open event from running.

REFERENCES

For more information about available resources and answers to commonly-asked questions about Microsoft Outlook 2000 solutions, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

146636 : OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Additional query words: OutSol OutSol2000

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